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#DCC641

#dcc641 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcc641 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 77.65% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 70.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 51.48°, with 68.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5599

Complementary

  1. #dcc641
  2. #4157dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc641
  2. #41a5dc
  3. #7841dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7841
  2. #dcc641
  3. #a5dc41

Triadic

  1. #dcc641
  2. #41dcc6
  3. #c641dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc641
  2. #57dc41
  3. #4157dc
  4. #c641dc

Square

  1. #dcc641
  2. #41dc78
  3. #4157dc
  4. #dc41a5

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6315
  2. #b09c20
  3. #dcc641
  4. #e8d982
  5. #f4edc2

Shades

#dcc641 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc641
  2. #c6b23b
  3. #b09e34
  4. #9a8b2e
  5. #847727
  6. #6e6321
  7. #584f1a
  8. #423b14
  9. #2c280d
  10. #161407
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc641 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc641
  2. #e0cc54
  3. #e3d167
  4. #e7d77a
  5. #eadd8d
  6. #eee3a0
  7. #f1e8b3
  8. #f5eec6
  9. #f8f4d9
  10. #fcf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc641 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc641
  2. #d3bf47
  3. #cab84e
  4. #c0b154
  5. #b7aa5a
  6. #aea361
  7. #a59c67
  8. #9c956d
  9. #928e73
  10. #89877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc6a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c12c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc949 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb8ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac336 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec846 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6be8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc641 {
  color: #dcc641;
}
Background
.bg-dcc641 {
  background-color: #dcc641;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc641 {
  border: 2px solid #dcc641;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc641;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 198 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc641 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc641, #a5dc41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc641 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 198 65 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.47 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.87 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.01 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.12 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.57 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.84 #2339be Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcc641  rgb(220, 198, 65)  hsl(51, 69%, 56%)  Citrine
#4157dc  rgb(65, 87, 220)  hsl(231, 69%, 56%)  Iris
#41dcc6  rgb(65, 220, 198)  hsl(171, 69%, 56%)  Turquoise
#c641dc  rgb(198, 65, 220)  hsl(291, 69%, 56%)  Medium Orchid