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#DAD528

#dad528 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dad528 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.29% magenta, 81.65% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 58.31°, with 70.63% saturation and 50.59% 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 13.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.6265

Complementary

  1. #dad528
  2. #282dda

Split complementary

  1. #dad528
  2. #2886da
  3. #7c28da

Analogous

  1. #da7c28
  2. #dad528
  3. #86da28

Triadic

  1. #dad528
  2. #28dad5
  3. #d528da

Tetradic

  1. #dad528
  2. #2dda28
  3. #282dda
  4. #d528da

Square

  1. #dad528
  2. #28da7c
  3. #282dda
  4. #da2886

Monochromatic

  1. #5a570f
  2. #9b971b
  3. #dad528
  4. #e5e269
  5. #f0eeab

Shades

#dad528 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad528
  2. #c4c024
  3. #aeaa20
  4. #99951c
  5. #838018
  6. #6d6b14
  7. #575510
  8. #41400c
  9. #2c2b08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad528 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad528
  2. #ded93e
  3. #e1dd53
  4. #e5e269
  5. #e9e67e
  6. #edea94
  7. #f0eea9
  8. #f4f2bf
  9. #f8f7d4
  10. #fbfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad528 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad528
  2. #d1cd31
  3. #c8c43a
  4. #bfbc42
  5. #b6b34b
  6. #adab54
  7. #a4a25d
  8. #9b9a66
  9. #92916e
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d2a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead239 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d003 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d333 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cc93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad528 {
  color: #dad528;
}
Background
.bg-dad528 {
  background-color: #dad528;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad528 {
  border: 2px solid #dad528;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad528;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 213 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad528 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad528, #86da28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad528 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 213 40 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.84 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.94 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.21 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.48 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.94 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.99 #252ad7 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dad528  rgb(218, 213, 40)  hsl(58, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#282dda  rgb(40, 45, 218)  hsl(238, 71%, 51%)  Blue
#28dad5  rgb(40, 218, 213)  hsl(178, 71%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#d528da  rgb(213, 40, 218)  hsl(298, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid