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#DCD03D

#dcd03d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd03d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 72.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.47°, with 69.43% saturation and 55.1% 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 3.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6066

Complementary

  1. #dcd03d
  2. #3d49dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd03d
  2. #3d99dc
  3. #813ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc813d
  2. #dcd03d
  3. #99dc3d

Triadic

  1. #dcd03d
  2. #3ddcd0
  3. #d03ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd03d
  2. #49dc3d
  3. #3d49dc
  4. #d03ddc

Square

  1. #dcd03d
  2. #3ddc81
  3. #3d49dc
  4. #dc3d99

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6614
  2. #ada31f
  3. #dcd03d
  4. #e8e07e
  5. #f3efbf

Shades

#dcd03d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd03d
  2. #c6bb37
  3. #b0a631
  4. #9a922b
  5. #847d25
  6. #6e681f
  7. #585318
  8. #423e12
  9. #2c2a0c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd03d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd03d
  2. #e0d550
  3. #e3d964
  4. #e7de77
  5. #eae38b
  6. #eee89e
  7. #f1ecb1
  8. #f5f1c5
  9. #f8f6d8
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd03d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd03d
  2. #d3c844
  3. #cac04a
  4. #c0b851
  5. #b7b058
  6. #aea85f
  7. #a5a065
  8. #9c986c
  9. #929073
  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 #e2c922 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cc2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d044 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd03d {
  color: #dcd03d;
}
Background
.bg-dcd03d {
  background-color: #dcd03d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd03d {
  border: 2px solid #dcd03d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd03d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd03d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd03d, #99dc3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd03d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 61 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.39 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.62 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.07 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.19 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.46 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.61 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.09 #232fc2 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd03d  rgb(220, 208, 61)  hsl(55, 69%, 55%)  Citrine
#3d49dc  rgb(61, 73, 220)  hsl(235, 69%, 55%)  Iris
#3ddcd0  rgb(61, 220, 208)  hsl(175, 69%, 55%)  Turquoise
#d03ddc  rgb(208, 61, 220)  hsl(295, 69%, 55%)  Medium Orchid