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#DAD423

#dad423 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dad423 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 83.14% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 83.94% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 58.03°, with 72.33% saturation and 49.61% 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 13.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6211

Complementary

  1. #dad423
  2. #2329da

Split complementary

  1. #dad423
  2. #2385da
  3. #7823da

Analogous

  1. #da7823
  2. #dad423
  3. #85da23

Triadic

  1. #dad423
  2. #23dad4
  3. #d423da

Tetradic

  1. #dad423
  2. #29da23
  3. #2329da
  4. #d423da

Square

  1. #dad423
  2. #23da78
  3. #2329da
  4. #da2385

Monochromatic

  1. #56540e
  2. #989418
  3. #dad423
  4. #e6e263
  5. #f1eea5

Shades

#dad423 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad423
  2. #c4bf20
  3. #aeaa1c
  4. #999419
  5. #837f15
  6. #6d6a12
  7. #57550e
  8. #41400b
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad423 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad423
  2. #ded839
  3. #e1dd4f
  4. #e5e165
  5. #e9e57b
  6. #edea91
  7. #f0eea7
  8. #f4f2bd
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fbfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad423 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad423
  2. #d1cc2c
  3. #c8c336
  4. #bfbb3f
  5. #b6b248
  6. #adaa52
  7. #a4a25b
  8. #9b9964
  9. #92916d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead136 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d22f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cb91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad423 {
  color: #dad423;
}
Background
.bg-dad423 {
  background-color: #dad423;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad423 {
  border: 2px solid #dad423;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad423;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 212 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad423 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad423, #85da23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad423 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 212 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.94 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.64 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.54 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.68 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.88 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.95 #252bdc Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dad423  rgb(218, 212, 35)  hsl(58, 72%, 50%)  Citrine
#2329da  rgb(35, 41, 218)  hsl(238, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#23dad4  rgb(35, 218, 212)  hsl(178, 72%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#d423da  rgb(212, 35, 218)  hsl(298, 72%, 50%)  Medium Orchid