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#DCD047

#dcd047 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd047 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 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 67.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.17°, with 68.04% saturation and 57.06% 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 13.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6078

Complementary

  1. #dcd047
  2. #4753dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd047
  2. #479ddc
  3. #8647dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8647
  2. #dcd047
  3. #9ddc47

Triadic

  1. #dcd047
  2. #47dcd0
  3. #d047dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd047
  2. #53dc47
  3. #4753dc
  4. #d047dc

Square

  1. #dcd047
  2. #47dc86
  3. #4753dc
  4. #dc479d

Monochromatic

  1. #746c16
  2. #b4a822
  3. #dcd047
  4. #e8e087
  5. #f4f1c8

Shades

#dcd047 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd047
  2. #c6bb40
  3. #b0a639
  4. #9a9232
  5. #847d2b
  6. #6e6824
  7. #58531c
  8. #423e15
  9. #2c2a0e
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd047 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd047
  2. #e0d559
  3. #e3d96c
  4. #e7de7e
  5. #eae391
  6. #eee8a3
  7. #f1ecb5
  8. #f5f1c8
  9. #f8f6da
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd047 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd047
  2. #d3c84d
  3. #cac052
  4. #c0b858
  5. #b7b05e
  6. #aea864
  7. #a5a069
  8. #9c986f
  9. #929075
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c933 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d050 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cc3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d04c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd047 {
  color: #dcd047;
}
Background
.bg-dcd047 {
  background-color: #dcd047;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd047 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd047;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd047;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd047 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd047, #9ddc47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd047 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 71 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.13 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.28 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.08 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.23 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.76 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.93 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.95 #232fb8 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd047  rgb(220, 208, 71)  hsl(55, 68%, 57%)  Citrine
#4753dc  rgb(71, 83, 220)  hsl(235, 68%, 57%)  Iris
#47dcd0  rgb(71, 220, 208)  hsl(175, 68%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d047dc  rgb(208, 71, 220)  hsl(295, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid