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#DAD321

#dad321 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dad321 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 82.75% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.21% magenta, 84.86% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 57.73°, 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 13.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.616

Complementary

  1. #dad321
  2. #2128da

Split complementary

  1. #dad321
  2. #2185da
  3. #7721da

Analogous

  1. #da7721
  2. #dad321
  3. #85da21

Triadic

  1. #dad321
  2. #21dad3
  3. #d321da

Tetradic

  1. #dad321
  2. #28da21
  3. #2128da
  4. #d321da

Square

  1. #dad321
  2. #21da77
  3. #2128da
  4. #da2185

Monochromatic

  1. #55520d
  2. #989317
  3. #dad321
  4. #e7e261
  5. #f1eea3

Shades

#dad321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad321
  2. #c4be1e
  3. #aea91a
  4. #999417
  5. #837f14
  6. #6d6a11
  7. #57540d
  8. #413f0a
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad321
  2. #ded737
  3. #e1dc4d
  4. #e5e064
  5. #e9e57a
  6. #ede990
  7. #f0eda6
  8. #f4f2bc
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fbfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad321
  2. #d1cb2b
  3. #c8c234
  4. #bfba3e
  5. #b6b247
  6. #adaa51
  7. #a4a15a
  8. #9b9964
  9. #92916d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d0a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d22d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4ca91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad321 {
  color: #dad321;
}
Background
.bg-dad321 {
  background-color: #dad321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad321 {
  border: 2px solid #dad321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 211 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad321, #85da21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 211 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.25 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.98 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.77 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.85 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.74 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.80 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.03 #252cde Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dad321  rgb(218, 211, 33)  hsl(58, 74%, 49%)  Citrine
#2128da  rgb(33, 40, 218)  hsl(238, 74%, 49%)  Blue
#21dad3  rgb(33, 218, 211)  hsl(178, 74%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#d321da  rgb(211, 33, 218)  hsl(298, 74%, 49%)  Medium Orchid