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#DAD331

#dad331 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dad331 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.21% magenta, 77.52% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 57.51°, with 69.55% saturation and 52.35% 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 13.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6172

Complementary

  1. #dad331
  2. #3138da

Split complementary

  1. #dad331
  2. #318dda
  3. #7e31da

Analogous

  1. #da7e31
  2. #dad331
  3. #8dda31

Triadic

  1. #dad331
  2. #31dad3
  3. #d331da

Tetradic

  1. #dad331
  2. #38da31
  3. #3138da
  4. #d331da

Square

  1. #dad331
  2. #31da7e
  3. #3138da
  4. #da318d

Monochromatic

  1. #615d11
  2. #a19c1d
  3. #dad331
  4. #e6e172
  5. #f1efb3

Shades

#dad331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad331
  2. #c4be2c
  3. #aea927
  4. #999422
  5. #837f1d
  6. #6d6a19
  7. #575414
  8. #413f0f
  9. #2c2a0a
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad331
  2. #ded746
  3. #e1dc5a
  4. #e5e06f
  5. #e9e583
  6. #ede998
  7. #f0edad
  8. #f4f2c1
  9. #f8f6d6
  10. #fbfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad331
  2. #d1cb39
  3. #c8c241
  4. #bfba49
  5. #b6b251
  6. #adaa59
  7. #a4a160
  8. #9b9968
  9. #929170
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d13f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1ce1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d23a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cb93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad331 {
  color: #dad331;
}
Background
.bg-dad331 {
  background-color: #dad331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad331 {
  border: 2px solid #dad331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 211 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 70% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad331, #8dda31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 211 49 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.64 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.17 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.19 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.73 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.91 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.92 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.40 #252cce Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dad331  rgb(218, 211, 49)  hsl(58, 70%, 52%)  Citrine
#3138da  rgb(49, 56, 218)  hsl(238, 70%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#31dad3  rgb(49, 218, 211)  hsl(178, 70%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#d331da  rgb(211, 49, 218)  hsl(298, 70%, 52%)  Medium Orchid