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#DCCE48

#dcce48 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcce48 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 80.78% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 67.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 54.32°, 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 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.5983

Complementary

  1. #dcce48
  2. #4856dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcce48
  2. #48a0dc
  3. #8448dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8448
  2. #dcce48
  3. #a0dc48

Triadic

  1. #dcce48
  2. #48dcce
  3. #ce48dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcce48
  2. #56dc48
  3. #4856dc
  4. #ce48dc

Square

  1. #dcce48
  2. #48dc84
  3. #4856dc
  4. #dc48a0

Monochromatic

  1. #756c16
  2. #b5a723
  3. #dcce48
  4. #e8df88
  5. #f5f0c8

Shades

#dcce48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcce48
  2. #c6b941
  3. #b0a53a
  4. #9a9032
  5. #847c2b
  6. #6e6724
  7. #58521d
  8. #423e16
  9. #2c290e
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcce48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcce48
  2. #e0d35a
  3. #e3d86d
  4. #e7dd7f
  5. #eae291
  6. #eee7a4
  7. #f1ebb6
  8. #f5f0c8
  9. #f8f5da
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcce48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcce48
  2. #d3c64e
  3. #cabe53
  4. #c0b759
  5. #b7af5e
  6. #aea764
  7. #a59f6a
  8. #9c976f
  9. #929075
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c735 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4ce50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc0b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deca3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ce4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcce48 {
  color: #dcce48;
}
Background
.bg-dcce48 {
  background-color: #dcce48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcce48 {
  border: 2px solid #dcce48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcce48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 206 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcce48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcce48, #a0dc48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcce48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 206 72 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.15 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.35 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.48 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.99 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.77 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.82 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.90 #2331b7 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcce48  rgb(220, 206, 72)  hsl(54, 68%, 57%)  Citrine
#4856dc  rgb(72, 86, 220)  hsl(234, 68%, 57%)  Iris
#48dcce  rgb(72, 220, 206)  hsl(174, 68%, 57%)  Turquoise
#ce48dc  rgb(206, 72, 220)  hsl(294, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid