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#DCD034

#dcd034 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd034 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 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 76.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.71°, with 70.59% saturation and 53.33% 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 13.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6058

Complementary

  1. #dcd034
  2. #3440dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd034
  2. #3494dc
  3. #7c34dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7c34
  2. #dcd034
  3. #94dc34

Triadic

  1. #dcd034
  2. #34dcd0
  3. #d034dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd034
  2. #40dc34
  3. #3440dc
  4. #d034dc

Square

  1. #dcd034
  2. #34dc7c
  3. #3440dc
  4. #dc3494

Monochromatic

  1. #655f11
  2. #a79d1d
  3. #dcd034
  4. #e7df75
  5. #f2eeb6

Shades

#dcd034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd034
  2. #c6bb2f
  3. #b0a62a
  4. #9a9224
  5. #847d1f
  6. #6e681a
  7. #585315
  8. #423e10
  9. #2c2a0a
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd034
  2. #e0d548
  3. #e3d95d
  4. #e7de71
  5. #eae385
  6. #eee89a
  7. #f1ecae
  8. #f5f1c2
  9. #f8f6d6
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd034
  2. #d3c83c
  3. #cac043
  4. #c0b84b
  5. #b7b052
  6. #aea85a
  7. #a5a062
  8. #9c9869
  9. #929071
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c90a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cc21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d03c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c791 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd034 {
  color: #dcd034;
}
Background
.bg-dcd034 {
  background-color: #dcd034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd034 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd034, #94dc34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 52 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.86 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.34 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.71 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.80 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.43 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.70 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.04 #232fcb Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd034  rgb(220, 208, 52)  hsl(56, 71%, 53%)  Citrine
#3440dc  rgb(52, 64, 220)  hsl(236, 71%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#34dcd0  rgb(52, 220, 208)  hsl(176, 71%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d034dc  rgb(208, 52, 220)  hsl(296, 71%, 53%)  Medium Orchid