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#DCD03B

#dcd03b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd03b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 73.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.53°, with 69.7% saturation and 54.71% 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 13.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6064

Complementary

  1. #dcd03b
  2. #3b47dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd03b
  2. #3b98dc
  3. #803bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc803b
  2. #dcd03b
  3. #98dc3b

Triadic

  1. #dcd03b
  2. #3bdcd0
  3. #d03bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd03b
  2. #47dc3b
  3. #3b47dc
  4. #d03bdc

Square

  1. #dcd03b
  2. #3bdc80
  3. #3b47dc
  4. #dc3b98

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6413
  2. #aca11f
  3. #dcd03b
  4. #e8e07c
  5. #f3efbd

Shades

#dcd03b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd03b
  2. #c6bb35
  3. #b0a62f
  4. #9a9229
  5. #847d23
  6. #6e681e
  7. #585318
  8. #423e12
  9. #2c2a0c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd03b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd03b
  2. #e0d54f
  3. #e3d962
  4. #e7de76
  5. #eae389
  6. #eee89d
  7. #f1ecb1
  8. #f5f1c4
  9. #f8f6d8
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd03b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd03b
  2. #d3c842
  3. #cac049
  4. #c0b850
  5. #b7b057
  6. #aea85e
  7. #a5a064
  8. #9c986b
  9. #929072
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c91e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc2b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cc2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d042 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c892 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd03b {
  color: #dcd03b;
}
Background
.bg-dcd03b {
  background-color: #dcd03b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd03b {
  border: 2px solid #dcd03b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd03b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd03b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd03b, #98dc3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd03b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 59 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.26 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.54 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.22 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.09 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.51 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.57 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.07 #232fc4 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd03b  rgb(220, 208, 59)  hsl(56, 70%, 55%)  Citrine
#3b47dc  rgb(59, 71, 220)  hsl(236, 70%, 55%)  Iris
#3bdcd0  rgb(59, 220, 208)  hsl(176, 70%, 55%)  Turquoise
#d03bdc  rgb(208, 59, 220)  hsl(296, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid