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#DCCC22

#dccc22 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dccc22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 80% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.27% magenta, 84.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 54.84°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5852

Complementary

  1. #dccc22
  2. #2232dc

Split complementary

  1. #dccc22
  2. #228fdc
  3. #6f22dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6f22
  2. #dccc22
  3. #8fdc22

Triadic

  1. #dccc22
  2. #22dccc
  3. #cc22dc

Tetradic

  1. #dccc22
  2. #32dc22
  3. #2232dc
  4. #cc22dc

Square

  1. #dccc22
  2. #22dc6f
  3. #2232dc
  4. #dc228f

Monochromatic

  1. #57510e
  2. #9a8f18
  3. #dccc22
  4. #e7dc64
  5. #f1eba6

Shades

#dccc22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dccc22
  2. #c6b81f
  3. #b0a31b
  4. #9a8f18
  5. #847a14
  6. #6e6611
  7. #58520e
  8. #423d0a
  9. #2c2907
  10. #161403
  11. #000000

Tints

#dccc22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dccc22
  2. #e0d138
  3. #e3d64e
  4. #e7db64
  5. #eae07a
  6. #eee691
  7. #f1eba7
  8. #f5f0bd
  9. #f8f5d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dccc22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dccc22
  2. #d3c42b
  3. #cabd35
  4. #c0b53e
  5. #b7ae48
  6. #aea651
  7. #a59e5a
  8. #9c9764
  9. #928f6d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1caa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edbdae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cc2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c38c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dccc22 {
  color: #dccc22;
}
Background
.bg-dccc22 {
  background-color: #dccc22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dccc22 {
  border: 2px solid #dccc22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dccc22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 204 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dccc22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dccc22, #8fdc22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dccc22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 204 34 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.86 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.87 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.32 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.55 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.61 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.83 #2333dd Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dccc22  rgb(220, 204, 34)  hsl(55, 73%, 50%)  Citrine
#2232dc  rgb(34, 50, 220)  hsl(235, 73%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#22dccc  rgb(34, 220, 204)  hsl(175, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#cc22dc  rgb(204, 34, 220)  hsl(295, 73%, 50%)  Electric Purple