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#DCC930

#dcc930 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcc930 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 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.64% magenta, 78.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 53.37°, with 71.07% saturation and 52.55% 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 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.572

Complementary

  1. #dcc930
  2. #3043dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc930
  2. #3099dc
  3. #7330dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7330
  2. #dcc930
  3. #99dc30

Triadic

  1. #dcc930
  2. #30dcc9
  3. #c930dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc930
  2. #43dc30
  3. #3043dc
  4. #c930dc

Square

  1. #dcc930
  2. #30dc73
  3. #3043dc
  4. #dc3099

Monochromatic

  1. #625911
  2. #a4951c
  3. #dcc930
  4. #e7da71
  5. #f2ebb3

Shades

#dcc930 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc930
  2. #c6b52b
  3. #b0a126
  4. #9a8d22
  5. #84791d
  6. #6e6518
  7. #585013
  8. #423c0e
  9. #2c280a
  10. #161405
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc930 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc930
  2. #e0ce45
  3. #e3d459
  4. #e7d96e
  5. #eadf83
  6. #eee498
  7. #f1e9ac
  8. #f5efc1
  9. #f8f4d6
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc930 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc930
  2. #d3c238
  3. #caba40
  4. #c0b348
  5. #b7ac50
  6. #aea558
  7. #a59d60
  8. #9c9668
  9. #928f70
  10. #898778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c8a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc301 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edbaad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc51d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfca38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c08c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc930 {
  color: #dcc930;
}
Background
.bg-dcc930 {
  background-color: #dcc930;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc930 {
  border: 2px solid #dcc930;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc930;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 201 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc930 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc930, #99dc30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc930 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 201 48 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.72 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.74 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.80 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.04 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.30 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.56 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.66 #2336cf Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcc930  rgb(220, 201, 48)  hsl(53, 71%, 53%)  Citrine
#3043dc  rgb(48, 67, 220)  hsl(233, 71%, 53%)  Iris
#30dcc9  rgb(48, 220, 201)  hsl(173, 71%, 53%)  Turquoise
#c930dc  rgb(201, 48, 220)  hsl(293, 71%, 53%)  Medium Orchid