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#DCD026

#dcd026 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd026 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 82.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.04°, with 72.22% saturation and 50.59% 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 2.3.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6047

Complementary

  1. #dcd026
  2. #2632dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd026
  2. #268ddc
  3. #7526dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7526
  2. #dcd026
  3. #8ddc26

Triadic

  1. #dcd026
  2. #26dcd0
  3. #d026dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd026
  2. #32dc26
  3. #2632dc
  4. #d026dc

Square

  1. #dcd026
  2. #26dc75
  3. #2632dc
  4. #dc268d

Monochromatic

  1. #5a550f
  2. #9c9419
  3. #dcd026
  4. #e7de68
  5. #f1edaa

Shades

#dcd026 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd026
  2. #c6bb22
  3. #b0a61e
  4. #9a921b
  5. #847d17
  6. #6e6813
  7. #58530f
  8. #423e0b
  9. #2c2a08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd026 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd026
  2. #e0d53c
  3. #e3d951
  4. #e7de67
  5. #eae37d
  6. #eee893
  7. #f1eca8
  8. #f5f1be
  9. #f8f6d4
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd026 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd026
  2. #d3c82f
  3. #cac038
  4. #c0b841
  5. #b7b04a
  6. #aea853
  7. #a5a05c
  8. #9c9865
  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 #e7cf36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d031 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c78f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd026 {
  color: #dcd026;
}
Background
.bg-dcd026 {
  background-color: #dcd026;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd026 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd026;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd026;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd026 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd026, #8ddc26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd026 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 38 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.30 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.13 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.40 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.29 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.51 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.69 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.08 #232fd9 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd026  rgb(220, 208, 38)  hsl(56, 72%, 51%)  Citrine
#2632dc  rgb(38, 50, 220)  hsl(236, 72%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#26dcd0  rgb(38, 220, 208)  hsl(176, 72%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d026dc  rgb(208, 38, 220)  hsl(296, 72%, 51%)  Medium Orchid