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#D9CD2B

#d9cd2b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d9cd2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 80.39% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.53% magenta, 80.18% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 55.86°, with 69.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5859

Complementary

  1. #d9cd2b
  2. #2b37d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9cd2b
  2. #2b8ed9
  3. #762bd9

Analogous

  1. #d9762b
  2. #d9cd2b
  3. #8ed92b

Triadic

  1. #d9cd2b
  2. #2bd9cd
  3. #cd2bd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9cd2b
  2. #37d92b
  3. #2b37d9
  4. #cd2bd9

Square

  1. #d9cd2b
  2. #2bd976
  3. #2b37d9
  4. #d92b8e

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5610
  2. #9c931c
  3. #d9cd2b
  4. #e5dc6c
  5. #f0ecad

Shades

#d9cd2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9cd2b
  2. #c3b927
  3. #aea422
  4. #98901e
  5. #827b1a
  6. #6d6716
  7. #575211
  8. #413e0d
  9. #2b2909
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9cd2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9cd2b
  2. #ddd240
  3. #e1d755
  4. #e4dc6b
  5. #e8e180
  6. #ece695
  7. #f0ebaa
  8. #f4f0bf
  9. #f7f5d5
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9cd2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9cd2b
  2. #d0c534
  3. #c7be3c
  4. #beb645
  5. #b5ae4d
  6. #ada756
  7. #a49f5e
  8. #9b9767
  9. #928f6f
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0cba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eabeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc911 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cd34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3c48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9cd2b {
  color: #d9cd2b;
}
Background
.bg-d9cd2b {
  background-color: #d9cd2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9cd2b {
  border: 2px solid #d9cd2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9cd2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 205 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9cd2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9cd2b, #8ed92b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9cd2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 205 43 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.77 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.92 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.25 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.35 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.89 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.32 #2632d4 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d9cd2b  rgb(217, 205, 43)  hsl(56, 70%, 51%)  Citrine
#2b37d9  rgb(43, 55, 217)  hsl(236, 70%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#2bd9cd  rgb(43, 217, 205)  hsl(176, 70%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cd2bd9  rgb(205, 43, 217)  hsl(296, 70%, 51%)  Medium Orchid