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#DCC925

#dcc925 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcc925 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 78.82% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.64% magenta, 83.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 53.77°, with 72.33% saturation and 50.39% 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 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5712

Complementary

  1. #dcc925
  2. #2538dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc925
  2. #2593dc
  3. #6d25dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6d25
  2. #dcc925
  3. #93dc25

Triadic

  1. #dcc925
  2. #25dcc9
  3. #c925dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc925
  2. #38dc25
  3. #2538dc
  4. #c925dc

Square

  1. #dcc925
  2. #25dc6d
  3. #2538dc
  4. #dc2593

Monochromatic

  1. #5a520e
  2. #9c8e19
  3. #dcc925
  4. #e7d967
  5. #f1eaa9

Shades

#dcc925 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc925
  2. #c6b521
  3. #b0a11e
  4. #9a8d1a
  5. #847916
  6. #6e6513
  7. #58500f
  8. #423c0b
  9. #2c2807
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc925 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc925
  2. #e0ce3b
  3. #e3d451
  4. #e7d966
  5. #eadf7c
  6. #eee492
  7. #f1e9a8
  8. #f5efbe
  9. #f8f4d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc925 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc925
  2. #d3c22e
  3. #caba37
  4. #c0b340
  5. #b7ac49
  6. #aea553
  7. #a59d5c
  8. #9c9665
  9. #928f6e
  10. #898777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c8a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edbaac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc502 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ca2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c08a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc925 {
  color: #dcc925;
}
Background
.bg-dcc925 {
  background-color: #dcc925;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc925 {
  border: 2px solid #dcc925;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc925;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 201 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc925 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc925, #93dc25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc925 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 201 37 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.24 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.60 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.12 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.55 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.62 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.79 #2336da Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcc925  rgb(220, 201, 37)  hsl(54, 72%, 50%)  Citrine
#2538dc  rgb(37, 56, 220)  hsl(234, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#25dcc9  rgb(37, 220, 201)  hsl(174, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise
#c925dc  rgb(201, 37, 220)  hsl(294, 72%, 50%)  Electric Purple