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#DCD024

#dcd024 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd024 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 83.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.09°, with 72.44% saturation and 50.2% 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 2.25.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6045

Complementary

  1. #dcd024
  2. #2430dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd024
  2. #248cdc
  3. #7424dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7424
  2. #dcd024
  3. #8cdc24

Triadic

  1. #dcd024
  2. #24dcd0
  3. #d024dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd024
  2. #30dc24
  3. #2430dc
  4. #d024dc

Square

  1. #dcd024
  2. #24dc74
  3. #2430dc
  4. #dc248c

Monochromatic

  1. #59540e
  2. #9b9219
  3. #dcd024
  4. #e7de66
  5. #f1eca8

Shades

#dcd024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd024
  2. #c6bb20
  3. #b0a61d
  4. #9a9219
  5. #847d16
  6. #6e6812
  7. #58530e
  8. #423e0b
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd024
  2. #e0d53a
  3. #e3d950
  4. #e7de66
  5. #eae37c
  6. #eee892
  7. #f1eca7
  8. #f5f1bd
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd024
  2. #d3c82d
  3. #cac036
  4. #c0b840
  5. #b7b049
  6. #aea852
  7. #a5a05b
  8. #9c9864
  9. #92906e
  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 #d3cea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d02f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c78f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd024 {
  color: #dcd024;
}
Background
.bg-dcd024 {
  background-color: #dcd024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd024 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd024, #8cdc24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 36 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.25 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.12 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.36 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.28 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.61 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.66 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.09 #232fdb Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd024  rgb(220, 208, 36)  hsl(56, 72%, 50%)  Citrine
#2430dc  rgb(36, 48, 220)  hsl(236, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#24dcd0  rgb(36, 220, 208)  hsl(176, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise
#d024dc  rgb(208, 36, 220)  hsl(296, 72%, 50%)  Medium Orchid