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#DCD123

#dcd123 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd123 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 81.96% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 84.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.43°, with 72.55% saturation and 50% 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 13.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6094

Complementary

  1. #dcd123
  2. #232edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd123
  2. #238bdc
  3. #7423dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7423
  2. #dcd123
  3. #8bdc23

Triadic

  1. #dcd123
  2. #23dcd1
  3. #d123dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd123
  2. #2edc23
  3. #232edc
  4. #d123dc

Square

  1. #dcd123
  2. #23dc74
  3. #232edc
  4. #dc238b

Monochromatic

  1. #58540e
  2. #9a9218
  3. #dcd123
  4. #e7df65
  5. #f1eda7

Shades

#dcd123 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd123
  2. #c6bc20
  3. #b0a71c
  4. #9a9219
  5. #847d15
  6. #6e6912
  7. #58540e
  8. #423f0b
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd123 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd123
  2. #e0d639
  3. #e3da4f
  4. #e7df65
  5. #eae37b
  6. #eee891
  7. #f1eda7
  8. #f5f1bd
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd123 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd123
  2. #d3c92c
  3. #cac136
  4. #c0b93f
  5. #b7b148
  6. #aea952
  7. #a5a05b
  8. #9c9864
  9. #92906d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cfa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d035 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc2b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d02e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c88f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd123 {
  color: #dcd123;
}
Background
.bg-dcd123 {
  background-color: #dcd123;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd123 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd123;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd123;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 209 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd123 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd123, #8bdc23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd123 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 209 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.40 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.96 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.12 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.30 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.63 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.68 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.80 #232edc Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd123  rgb(220, 209, 35)  hsl(56, 73%, 50%)  Citrine
#232edc  rgb(35, 46, 220)  hsl(236, 73%, 50%)  Blue
#23dcd1  rgb(35, 220, 209)  hsl(176, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#d123dc  rgb(209, 35, 220)  hsl(296, 73%, 50%)  Medium Orchid