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#DAD522

#dad522 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dad522 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 83.53% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.29% magenta, 84.4% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 58.37°, with 73.02% saturation and 49.41% 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 13.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6261

Complementary

  1. #dad522
  2. #2227da

Split complementary

  1. #dad522
  2. #2283da
  3. #7922da

Analogous

  1. #da7922
  2. #dad522
  3. #83da22

Triadic

  1. #dad522
  2. #22dad5
  3. #d522da

Tetradic

  1. #dad522
  2. #27da22
  3. #2227da
  4. #d522da

Square

  1. #dad522
  2. #22da79
  3. #2227da
  4. #da2283

Monochromatic

  1. #56540d
  2. #989418
  3. #dad522
  4. #e7e362
  5. #f1efa4

Shades

#dad522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad522
  2. #c4c01f
  3. #aeaa1b
  4. #999518
  5. #838014
  6. #6d6b11
  7. #57550e
  8. #41400a
  9. #2c2b07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad522
  2. #ded938
  3. #e1dd4e
  4. #e5e264
  5. #e9e67a
  6. #edea91
  7. #f0eea7
  8. #f4f2bd
  9. #f8f7d3
  10. #fbfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad522
  2. #d1cd2b
  3. #c8c435
  4. #bfbc3e
  5. #b6b348
  6. #adab51
  7. #a4a25a
  8. #9b9a64
  9. #92916d
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead235 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d32e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad522 {
  color: #dad522;
}
Background
.bg-dad522 {
  background-color: #dad522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad522 {
  border: 2px solid #dad522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 213 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 73% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad522, #83da22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 213 34 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.73 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.89 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.47 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.27 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.76 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.82 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.95 #252add Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dad522  rgb(218, 213, 34)  hsl(58, 73%, 49%)  Citrine
#2227da  rgb(34, 39, 218)  hsl(238, 73%, 49%)  Blue
#22dad5  rgb(34, 218, 213)  hsl(178, 73%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#d522da  rgb(213, 34, 218)  hsl(298, 73%, 49%)  Medium Orchid