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#D9CD2E

#d9cd2e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d9cd2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.53% magenta, 78.8% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 55.79°, with 69.23% saturation and 51.57% 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 2.89.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5861

Complementary

  1. #d9cd2e
  2. #2e3ad9

Split complementary

  1. #d9cd2e
  2. #2e90d9
  3. #782ed9

Analogous

  1. #d9782e
  2. #d9cd2e
  3. #90d92e

Triadic

  1. #d9cd2e
  2. #2ed9cd
  3. #cd2ed9

Tetradic

  1. #d9cd2e
  2. #3ad92e
  3. #2e3ad9
  4. #cd2ed9

Square

  1. #d9cd2e
  2. #2ed978
  3. #2e3ad9
  4. #d92e90

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5811
  2. #9e951d
  3. #d9cd2e
  4. #e5dc6f
  5. #f1ecaf

Shades

#d9cd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9cd2e
  2. #c3b929
  3. #aea425
  4. #989020
  5. #827b1c
  6. #6d6717
  7. #575212
  8. #413e0e
  9. #2b2909
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9cd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9cd2e
  2. #ddd243
  3. #e1d758
  4. #e4dc6d
  5. #e8e182
  6. #ece697
  7. #f0ebab
  8. #f4f0c0
  9. #f7f5d5
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9cd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9cd2e
  2. #d0c536
  3. #c7be3e
  4. #beb647
  5. #b5ae4f
  6. #ada757
  7. #a49f5f
  8. #9b9767
  9. #928f70
  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 #e4cc3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eabeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc918 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cd37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3c48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9cd2e {
  color: #d9cd2e;
}
Background
.bg-d9cd2e {
  background-color: #d9cd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9cd2e {
  border: 2px solid #d9cd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9cd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 205 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 69% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9cd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9cd2e, #90d92e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9cd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 205 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.89 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.96 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.19 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.33 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.92 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.14 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.25 #2632d1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#d9cd2e  rgb(217, 205, 46)  hsl(56, 69%, 52%)  Citrine
#2e3ad9  rgb(46, 58, 217)  hsl(236, 69%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2ed9cd  rgb(46, 217, 205)  hsl(176, 69%, 52%)  Turquoise
#cd2ed9  rgb(205, 46, 217)  hsl(296, 69%, 52%)  Medium Orchid