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#DCCC48

#dccc48 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dccc48 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.27% magenta, 67.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 53.51°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5887

Complementary

  1. #dccc48
  2. #4858dc

Split complementary

  1. #dccc48
  2. #48a2dc
  3. #8248dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8248
  2. #dccc48
  3. #a2dc48

Triadic

  1. #dccc48
  2. #48dccc
  3. #cc48dc

Tetradic

  1. #dccc48
  2. #58dc48
  3. #4858dc
  4. #cc48dc

Square

  1. #dccc48
  2. #48dc82
  3. #4858dc
  4. #dc48a2

Monochromatic

  1. #756a16
  2. #b5a523
  3. #dccc48
  4. #e8de88
  5. #f5f0c8

Shades

#dccc48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dccc48
  2. #c6b841
  3. #b0a33a
  4. #9a8f32
  5. #847a2b
  6. #6e6624
  7. #58521d
  8. #423d16
  9. #2c290e
  10. #161407
  11. #000000

Tints

#dccc48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dccc48
  2. #e0d15a
  3. #e3d66d
  4. #e7db7f
  5. #eae091
  6. #eee6a4
  7. #f1ebb6
  8. #f5f0c8
  9. #f8f5da
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dccc48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dccc48
  2. #d3c44e
  3. #cabd53
  4. #c0b559
  5. #b7ae5e
  6. #aea664
  7. #a59e6a
  8. #9c976f
  9. #928f75
  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 #d1cba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec636 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cd50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc83e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cd4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c493 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dccc48 {
  color: #dccc48;
}
Background
.bg-dccc48 {
  background-color: #dccc48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dccc48 {
  border: 2px solid #dccc48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dccc48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 204 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dccc48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dccc48, #a2dc48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dccc48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 204 72 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.19 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.60 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.82 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.89 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.15 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.71 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.83 #2333b7 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dccc48  rgb(220, 204, 72)  hsl(54, 68%, 57%)  Citrine
#4858dc  rgb(72, 88, 220)  hsl(234, 68%, 57%)  Iris
#48dccc  rgb(72, 220, 204)  hsl(174, 68%, 57%)  Turquoise
#cc48dc  rgb(204, 72, 220)  hsl(294, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid