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#DCCC46

#dccc46 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dccc46 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.27% magenta, 68.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 53.6°, with 68.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 12.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5884

Complementary

  1. #dccc46
  2. #4656dc

Split complementary

  1. #dccc46
  2. #46a1dc
  3. #8146dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8146
  2. #dccc46
  3. #a1dc46

Triadic

  1. #dccc46
  2. #46dccc
  3. #cc46dc

Tetradic

  1. #dccc46
  2. #56dc46
  3. #4656dc
  4. #cc46dc

Square

  1. #dccc46
  2. #46dc81
  3. #4656dc
  4. #dc46a1

Monochromatic

  1. #736916
  2. #b4a422
  3. #dccc46
  4. #e8de86
  5. #f4efc7

Shades

#dccc46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dccc46
  2. #c6b83f
  3. #b0a338
  4. #9a8f31
  5. #847a2a
  6. #6e6623
  7. #58521c
  8. #423d15
  9. #2c290e
  10. #161407
  11. #000000

Tints

#dccc46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dccc46
  2. #e0d159
  3. #e3d66b
  4. #e7db7e
  5. #eae090
  6. #eee6a3
  7. #f1ebb5
  8. #f5f0c8
  9. #f8f5da
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dccc46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dccc46
  2. #d3c44c
  3. #cabd52
  4. #c0b557
  5. #b7ae5d
  6. #aea663
  7. #a59e69
  8. #9c976f
  9. #928f74
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec633 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cd4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc83b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cd4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c492 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dccc46 {
  color: #dccc46;
}
Background
.bg-dccc46 {
  background-color: #dccc46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dccc46 {
  border: 2px solid #dccc46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dccc46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 204 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dccc46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dccc46, #a1dc46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dccc46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 204 70 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.01 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.74 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.78 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.86 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.18 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.72 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.98 #2333b9 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dccc46  rgb(220, 204, 70)  hsl(54, 68%, 57%)  Citrine
#4656dc  rgb(70, 86, 220)  hsl(234, 68%, 57%)  Iris
#46dccc  rgb(70, 220, 204)  hsl(174, 68%, 57%)  Turquoise
#cc46dc  rgb(204, 70, 220)  hsl(294, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid