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#DCD021

#dcd021 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd021 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 85% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.15°, with 73.91% saturation and 49.61% 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 13.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.18.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6044

Complementary

  1. #dcd021
  2. #212ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd021
  2. #218bdc
  3. #7321dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7321
  2. #dcd021
  3. #8bdc21

Triadic

  1. #dcd021
  2. #21dcd0
  3. #d021dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd021
  2. #2ddc21
  3. #212ddc
  4. #d021dc

Square

  1. #dcd021
  2. #21dc73
  3. #212ddc
  4. #dc218b

Monochromatic

  1. #57520d
  2. #999117
  3. #dcd021
  4. #e7df62
  5. #f1eda5

Shades

#dcd021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd021
  2. #c6bb1e
  3. #b0a61a
  4. #9a9217
  5. #847d14
  6. #6e6811
  7. #58530d
  8. #423e0a
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd021
  2. #e0d537
  3. #e3d94d
  4. #e7de64
  5. #eae37a
  6. #eee890
  7. #f1eca6
  8. #f5f1bc
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd021
  2. #d3c82b
  3. #cac034
  4. #c0b83e
  5. #b7b047
  6. #aea851
  7. #a5a05a
  8. #9c9864
  9. #92906d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.09:1 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 #e7cf33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d02d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c78e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd021 {
  color: #dcd021;
}
Background
.bg-dcd021 {
  background-color: #dcd021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd021 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd021, #8bdc21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.18 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.10 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.31 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.27 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.61 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.75 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.12 #232fde Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd021  rgb(220, 208, 33)  hsl(56, 74%, 50%)  Citrine
#212ddc  rgb(33, 45, 220)  hsl(236, 74%, 50%)  Blue
#21dcd0  rgb(33, 220, 208)  hsl(176, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise
#d021dc  rgb(208, 33, 220)  hsl(296, 74%, 50%)  Medium Orchid