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#DCD223

#dcd223 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd223 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 82.35% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 84.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.76°, 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6143

Complementary

  1. #dcd223
  2. #232ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd223
  2. #2389dc
  3. #7623dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7623
  2. #dcd223
  3. #89dc23

Triadic

  1. #dcd223
  2. #23dcd2
  3. #d223dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd223
  2. #2ddc23
  3. #232ddc
  4. #d223dc

Square

  1. #dcd223
  2. #23dc76
  3. #232ddc
  4. #dc2389

Monochromatic

  1. #58540e
  2. #9a9318
  3. #dcd223
  4. #e7e065
  5. #f1eda7

Shades

#dcd223 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd223
  2. #c6bd20
  3. #b0a81c
  4. #9a9319
  5. #847e15
  6. #6e6912
  7. #58540e
  8. #423f0b
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd223 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd223
  2. #e0d739
  3. #e3db4f
  4. #e7e065
  5. #eae47b
  6. #eee991
  7. #f1eda7
  8. #f5f2bd
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd223 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd223
  2. #d3ca2c
  3. #cac236
  4. #c0b93f
  5. #b7b148
  6. #aea952
  7. #a5a15b
  8. #9c9964
  9. #92906d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cfa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d135 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d12f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd223 {
  color: #dcd223;
}
Background
.bg-dcd223 {
  background-color: #dcd223;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd223 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd223;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd223;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 210 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd223 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd223, #89dc23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd223 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 210 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.61 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.83 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.90 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.33 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.51 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.62 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.73 #232ddc Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd223  rgb(220, 210, 35)  hsl(57, 73%, 50%)  Citrine
#232ddc  rgb(35, 45, 220)  hsl(237, 73%, 50%)  Blue
#23dcd2  rgb(35, 220, 210)  hsl(177, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#d223dc  rgb(210, 35, 220)  hsl(297, 73%, 50%)  Medium Orchid