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#DCD02C

#dcd02c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd02c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 80% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.91°, with 71.54% saturation and 51.76% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6051

Complementary

  1. #dcd02c
  2. #2c38dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd02c
  2. #2c90dc
  3. #782cdc

Analogous

  1. #dc782c
  2. #dcd02c
  3. #90dc2c

Triadic

  1. #dcd02c
  2. #2cdcd0
  3. #d02cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd02c
  2. #38dc2c
  3. #2c38dc
  4. #d02cdc

Square

  1. #dcd02c
  2. #2cdc78
  3. #2c38dc
  4. #dc2c90

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5a10
  2. #a1981b
  3. #dcd02c
  4. #e7df6e
  5. #f2edaf

Shades

#dcd02c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd02c
  2. #c6bb28
  3. #b0a623
  4. #9a921f
  5. #847d1a
  6. #6e6816
  7. #585312
  8. #423e0d
  9. #2c2a09
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd02c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd02c
  2. #e0d541
  3. #e3d956
  4. #e7de6b
  5. #eae380
  6. #eee896
  7. #f1ecab
  8. #f5f1c0
  9. #f8f6d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd02c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd02c
  2. #d3c834
  3. #cac03d
  4. #c0b845
  5. #b7b04e
  6. #aea856
  7. #a5a05e
  8. #9c9867
  9. #92906f
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 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 #e7cf3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cc12 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d035 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c790 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd02c {
  color: #dcd02c;
}
Background
.bg-dcd02c {
  background-color: #dcd02c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd02c {
  border: 2px solid #dcd02c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd02c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd02c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd02c, #90dc2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd02c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 44 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.19 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.55 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.19 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.33 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.82 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.92 #232fd3 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd02c  rgb(220, 208, 44)  hsl(56, 72%, 52%)  Citrine
#2c38dc  rgb(44, 56, 220)  hsl(236, 72%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2cdcd0  rgb(44, 220, 208)  hsl(176, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d02cdc  rgb(208, 44, 220)  hsl(296, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid