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#D8CD0E

#d8cd0e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d8cd0e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 80.39% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 93.52% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 56.73°, with 87.83% saturation and 45.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.5829

Complementary

  1. #d8cd0e
  2. #0e19d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8cd0e
  2. #0e7ed8
  3. #680ed8

Analogous

  1. #d8680e
  2. #d8cd0e
  3. #7ed80e

Triadic

  1. #d8cd0e
  2. #0ed8cd
  3. #cd0ed8

Tetradic

  1. #d8cd0e
  2. #19d80e
  3. #0e19d8
  4. #cd0ed8

Square

  1. #d8cd0e
  2. #0ed868
  3. #0e19d8
  4. #d80e7e

Monochromatic

  1. #484505
  2. #908909
  3. #d8cd0e
  4. #f3e940
  5. #f7f188

Shades

#d8cd0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8cd0e
  2. #c2b90d
  3. #ada40b
  4. #97900a
  5. #827b08
  6. #6c6707
  7. #565206
  8. #413e04
  9. #2b2903
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8cd0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8cd0e
  2. #dcd226
  3. #e0d73e
  4. #e4dc56
  5. #e8e16e
  6. #ece687
  7. #efeb9f
  8. #f3f0b7
  9. #f7f5cf
  10. #fbfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8cd0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8cd0e
  2. #cfc519
  3. #c6be25
  4. #beb630
  5. #b5ae3c
  6. #aca747
  7. #a39f52
  8. #9a975e
  9. #928f69
  10. #898875
  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 #cfcba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9beaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcc21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8cd0e {
  color: #d8cd0e;
}
Background
.bg-d8cd0e {
  background-color: #d8cd0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8cd0e {
  border: 2px solid #d8cd0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8cd0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 205 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 88% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8cd0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8cd0e, #7ed80e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8cd0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 205 14 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.45 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.88 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.86 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.97 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 7.15 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.46 #2732f1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d8cd0e  rgb(216, 205, 14)  hsl(57, 88%, 45%)  Citrine
#0e19d8  rgb(14, 25, 216)  hsl(237, 88%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#0ed8cd  rgb(14, 216, 205)  hsl(177, 88%, 45%)  Turquoise
#cd0ed8  rgb(205, 14, 216)  hsl(297, 88%, 45%)  Electric Purple