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#DCD227

#dcd227 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd227 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 82.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.69°, with 72.11% saturation and 50.78% 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 2.7.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6146

Complementary

  1. #dcd227
  2. #2731dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd227
  2. #278bdc
  3. #7827dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7827
  2. #dcd227
  3. #8bdc27

Triadic

  1. #dcd227
  2. #27dcd2
  3. #d227dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd227
  2. #31dc27
  3. #2731dc
  4. #d227dc

Square

  1. #dcd227
  2. #27dc78
  3. #2731dc
  4. #dc278b

Monochromatic

  1. #5b570f
  2. #9d9619
  3. #dcd227
  4. #e7e069
  5. #f1edab

Shades

#dcd227 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd227
  2. #c6bd23
  3. #b0a81f
  4. #9a931b
  5. #847e17
  6. #6e6914
  7. #585410
  8. #423f0c
  9. #2c2a08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd227 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd227
  2. #e0d73d
  3. #e3db52
  4. #e7e068
  5. #eae47d
  6. #eee993
  7. #f1eda9
  8. #f5f2be
  9. #f8f6d4
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd227 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd227
  2. #d3ca30
  3. #cac239
  4. #c0b942
  5. #b7b14b
  6. #aea954
  7. #a5a15c
  8. #9c9965
  9. #92906e
  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 #d4cfa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d137 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cd02 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d132 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c991 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd227 {
  color: #dcd227;
}
Background
.bg-dcd227 {
  background-color: #dcd227;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd227 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd227;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd227;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 210 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd227 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd227, #8bdc27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd227 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 210 39 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.70 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.99 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.43 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.48 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.80 #232dd8 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd227  rgb(220, 210, 39)  hsl(57, 72%, 51%)  Citrine
#2731dc  rgb(39, 49, 220)  hsl(237, 72%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#27dcd2  rgb(39, 220, 210)  hsl(177, 72%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d227dc  rgb(210, 39, 220)  hsl(297, 72%, 51%)  Medium Orchid