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#DCD01E

#dcd01e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd01e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 81.57% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 86.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.21°, with 76% saturation and 49.02% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6042

Complementary

  1. #dcd01e
  2. #1e2adc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd01e
  2. #1e89dc
  3. #711edc

Analogous

  1. #dc711e
  2. #dcd01e
  3. #89dc1e

Triadic

  1. #dcd01e
  2. #1edcd0
  3. #d01edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd01e
  2. #2adc1e
  3. #1e2adc
  4. #d01edc

Square

  1. #dcd01e
  2. #1edc71
  3. #1e2adc
  4. #dc1e89

Monochromatic

  1. #55510c
  2. #999015
  3. #dcd01e
  4. #e9e05e
  5. #f2eda1

Shades

#dcd01e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd01e
  2. #c6bb1b
  3. #b0a618
  4. #9a9215
  5. #847d12
  6. #6e680f
  7. #58530c
  8. #423e09
  9. #2c2a06
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd01e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd01e
  2. #e0d535
  3. #e3d94b
  4. #e7de62
  5. #eae378
  6. #eee88f
  7. #f1eca5
  8. #f5f1bc
  9. #f8f6d2
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd01e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd01e
  2. #d3c828
  3. #cac032
  4. #c0b83b
  5. #b7b045
  6. #aea84f
  7. #a5a059
  8. #9c9863
  9. #92906c
  10. #898876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d02b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c78e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd01e {
  color: #dcd01e;
}
Background
.bg-dcd01e {
  background-color: #dcd01e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd01e {
  border: 2px solid #dcd01e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd01e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 76% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd01e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd01e, #89dc1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd01e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 30 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.12 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.09 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.26 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.26 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.57 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.14 #232fe1 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd01e  rgb(220, 208, 30)  hsl(56, 76%, 49%)  Citrine
#1e2adc  rgb(30, 42, 220)  hsl(236, 76%, 49%)  Blue
#1edcd0  rgb(30, 220, 208)  hsl(176, 76%, 49%)  Turquoise
#d01edc  rgb(208, 30, 220)  hsl(296, 76%, 49%)  Electric Purple