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#DCCF28

#dccf28 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dccf28 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 81.18% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.91% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.67°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5999

Complementary

  1. #dccf28
  2. #2835dc

Split complementary

  1. #dccf28
  2. #288fdc
  3. #7528dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7528
  2. #dccf28
  3. #8fdc28

Triadic

  1. #dccf28
  2. #28dccf
  3. #cf28dc

Tetradic

  1. #dccf28
  2. #35dc28
  3. #2835dc
  4. #cf28dc

Square

  1. #dccf28
  2. #28dc75
  3. #2835dc
  4. #dc288f

Monochromatic

  1. #5c560f
  2. #9e941a
  3. #dccf28
  4. #e7de6a
  5. #f1ecac

Shades

#dccf28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dccf28
  2. #c6ba24
  3. #b0a620
  4. #9a911c
  5. #847c18
  6. #6e6814
  7. #585310
  8. #423e0c
  9. #2c2908
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dccf28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dccf28
  2. #e0d43e
  3. #e3d953
  4. #e7dd69
  5. #eae27e
  6. #eee794
  7. #f1eca9
  8. #f5f1bf
  9. #f8f5d4
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dccf28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dccf28
  2. #d3c731
  3. #cabf3a
  4. #c0b742
  5. #b7af4b
  6. #aea854
  7. #a5a05d
  8. #9c9866
  9. #92906e
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cda3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cf32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c68f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dccf28 {
  color: #dccf28;
}
Background
.bg-dccf28 {
  background-color: #dccf28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dccf28 {
  border: 2px solid #dccf28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dccf28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 207 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dccf28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dccf28, #8fdc28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dccf28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 207 40 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.23 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.32 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.68 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.29 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.45 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.71 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.92 #2330d7 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dccf28  rgb(220, 207, 40)  hsl(56, 72%, 51%)  Citrine
#2835dc  rgb(40, 53, 220)  hsl(236, 72%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#28dccf  rgb(40, 220, 207)  hsl(176, 72%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cf28dc  rgb(207, 40, 220)  hsl(296, 72%, 51%)  Medium Orchid