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#D9D511

#d9d511 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d9d511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 83.53% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.84% magenta, 92.17% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 58.8°, with 85.47% saturation and 45.88% 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 13.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6238

Complementary

  1. #d9d511
  2. #1115d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9d511
  2. #1179d9
  3. #7111d9

Analogous

  1. #d97111
  2. #d9d511
  3. #79d911

Triadic

  1. #d9d511
  2. #11d9d5
  3. #d511d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9d511
  2. #15d911
  3. #1115d9
  4. #d511d9

Square

  1. #d9d511
  2. #11d971
  3. #1115d9
  4. #d91179

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4a06
  2. #928f0b
  3. #d9d511
  4. #f1ed46
  5. #f6f48d

Shades

#d9d511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9d511
  2. #c3c00f
  3. #aeaa0e
  4. #98950c
  5. #82800a
  6. #6d6b09
  7. #575507
  8. #414005
  9. #2b2b03
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9d511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9d511
  2. #ddd929
  3. #e1dd41
  4. #e4e258
  5. #e8e670
  6. #ecea88
  7. #f0eea0
  8. #f4f2b8
  9. #f7f7cf
  10. #fbfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9d511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9d511
  2. #d0cd1c
  3. #c7c427
  4. #bebc32
  5. #b5b33d
  6. #adab49
  7. #a4a254
  8. #9b9a5f
  9. #92916a
  10. #898975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead22d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d324 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3cc91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9d511 {
  color: #d9d511;
}
Background
.bg-d9d511 {
  background-color: #d9d511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9d511 {
  border: 2px solid #d9d511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9d511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 213 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9d511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9d511, #79d911);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9d511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 213 17 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.03 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.33 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.27 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.74 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 7.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.13 #262aee Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#d9d511  rgb(217, 213, 17)  hsl(59, 85%, 46%)  Citrine
#1115d9  rgb(17, 21, 217)  hsl(239, 85%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#11d9d5  rgb(17, 217, 213)  hsl(179, 85%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#d511d9  rgb(213, 17, 217)  hsl(299, 85%, 46%)  Medium Orchid