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#D7CD2E

#d7cd2e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d7cd2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 80.39% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.65% magenta, 78.6% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 56.45°, with 67.87% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5831

Complementary

  1. #d7cd2e
  2. #2e38d7

Split complementary

  1. #d7cd2e
  2. #2e8dd7
  3. #792ed7

Analogous

  1. #d7792e
  2. #d7cd2e
  3. #8dd72e

Triadic

  1. #d7cd2e
  2. #2ed7cd
  3. #cd2ed7

Tetradic

  1. #d7cd2e
  2. #38d72e
  3. #2e38d7
  4. #cd2ed7

Square

  1. #d7cd2e
  2. #2ed779
  3. #2e38d7
  4. #d72e8d

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5611
  2. #9b931e
  3. #d7cd2e
  4. #e3dc6e
  5. #f0ecae

Shades

#d7cd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d7cd2e
  2. #c2b929
  3. #aca425
  4. #979020
  5. #817b1c
  6. #6c6717
  7. #565212
  8. #413e0e
  9. #2b2909
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#d7cd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d7cd2e
  2. #dbd243
  3. #dfd758
  4. #e3dc6d
  5. #e7e182
  6. #ebe697
  7. #efebab
  8. #f3f0c0
  9. #f7f5d5
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d7cd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d7cd2e
  2. #cec536
  3. #c6be3e
  4. #bdb647
  5. #b4ae4f
  6. #aca757
  7. #a39f5f
  8. #9a9767
  9. #918f70
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfcba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cc3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7bfb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc818 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #decc37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1c58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d7cd2e {
  color: #d7cd2e;
}
Background
.bg-d7cd2e {
  background-color: #d7cd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d7cd2e {
  border: 2px solid #d7cd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d7cd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 205 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 68% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d7cd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d7cd2e, #8dd72e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d7cd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 205 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.30 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.15 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.19 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.02 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.30 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.45 #2832d1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d7cd2e  rgb(215, 205, 46)  hsl(56, 68%, 51%)  Citrine
#2e38d7  rgb(46, 56, 215)  hsl(236, 68%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#2ed7cd  rgb(46, 215, 205)  hsl(176, 68%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd2ed7  rgb(205, 46, 215)  hsl(296, 68%, 51%)  Medium Orchid