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#DCD12E

#dcd12e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd12e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.21°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 13.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6101

Complementary

  1. #dcd12e
  2. #2e39dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd12e
  2. #2e90dc
  3. #7a2edc

Analogous

  1. #dc7a2e
  2. #dcd12e
  3. #90dc2e

Triadic

  1. #dcd12e
  2. #2edcd1
  3. #d12edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd12e
  2. #39dc2e
  3. #2e39dc
  4. #d12edc

Square

  1. #dcd12e
  2. #2edc7a
  3. #2e39dc
  4. #dc2e90

Monochromatic

  1. #615c10
  2. #a29a1b
  3. #dcd12e
  4. #e7df70
  5. #f2eeb1

Shades

#dcd12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd12e
  2. #c6bc29
  3. #b0a725
  4. #9a9220
  5. #847d1c
  6. #6e6917
  7. #585412
  8. #423f0e
  9. #2c2a09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd12e
  2. #e0d643
  3. #e3da58
  4. #e7df6d
  5. #eae382
  6. #eee897
  7. #f1edab
  8. #f5f1c0
  9. #f8f6d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd12e
  2. #d3c936
  3. #cac13e
  4. #c0b947
  5. #b7b14f
  6. #aea957
  7. #a5a05f
  8. #9c9867
  9. #929070
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cfa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d03c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc2b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cc16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d037 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd12e {
  color: #dcd12e;
}
Background
.bg-dcd12e {
  background-color: #dcd12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd12e {
  border: 2px solid #dcd12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 209 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd12e, #90dc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 209 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.73 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.07 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.37 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.74 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.91 #232ed1 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd12e  rgb(220, 209, 46)  hsl(56, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#2e39dc  rgb(46, 57, 220)  hsl(236, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2edcd1  rgb(46, 220, 209)  hsl(176, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d12edc  rgb(209, 46, 220)  hsl(296, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid