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#DAD221

#dad221 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dad221 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 82.35% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.67% magenta, 84.86% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 57.41°, with 73.71% saturation and 49.22% 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 13.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6111

Complementary

  1. #dad221
  2. #2129da

Split complementary

  1. #dad221
  2. #2185da
  3. #7621da

Analogous

  1. #da7621
  2. #dad221
  3. #85da21

Triadic

  1. #dad221
  2. #21dad2
  3. #d221da

Tetradic

  1. #dad221
  2. #29da21
  3. #2129da
  4. #d221da

Square

  1. #dad221
  2. #21da76
  3. #2129da
  4. #da2185

Monochromatic

  1. #55520d
  2. #989217
  3. #dad221
  4. #e7e161
  5. #f1eea3

Shades

#dad221 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad221
  2. #c4bd1e
  3. #aea81a
  4. #999317
  5. #837e14
  6. #6d6911
  7. #57540d
  8. #413f0a
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad221 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad221
  2. #ded737
  3. #e1db4d
  4. #e5e064
  5. #e9e47a
  6. #ede990
  7. #f0eda6
  8. #f4f2bc
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fbfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad221 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad221
  2. #d1ca2b
  3. #c8c234
  4. #bfb93e
  5. #b6b147
  6. #ada951
  7. #a4a15a
  8. #9b9964
  9. #92906d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cfa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d034 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc3b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d12d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4c990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad221 {
  color: #dad221;
}
Background
.bg-dad221 {
  background-color: #dad221;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad221 {
  border: 2px solid #dad221;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad221;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 210 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad221 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad221, #85da21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad221 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 210 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.03 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.07 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.95 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.13 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.73 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.74 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 7.13 #252dde Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dad221  rgb(218, 210, 33)  hsl(57, 74%, 49%)  Citrine
#2129da  rgb(33, 41, 218)  hsl(237, 74%, 49%)  Blue
#21dad2  rgb(33, 218, 210)  hsl(177, 74%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#d221da  rgb(210, 33, 218)  hsl(297, 74%, 49%)  Medium Orchid