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#DCD22C

#dcd22c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd22c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 80% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.59°, with 71.54% saturation and 51.76% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6149

Complementary

  1. #dcd22c
  2. #2c36dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd22c
  2. #2c8edc
  3. #7a2cdc

Analogous

  1. #dc7a2c
  2. #dcd22c
  3. #8edc2c

Triadic

  1. #dcd22c
  2. #2cdcd2
  3. #d22cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd22c
  2. #36dc2c
  3. #2c36dc
  4. #d22cdc

Square

  1. #dcd22c
  2. #2cdc7a
  3. #2c36dc
  4. #dc2c8e

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5b10
  2. #a1991b
  3. #dcd22c
  4. #e7e06e
  5. #f2eeaf

Shades

#dcd22c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd22c
  2. #c6bd28
  3. #b0a823
  4. #9a931f
  5. #847e1a
  6. #6e6916
  7. #585412
  8. #423f0d
  9. #2c2a09
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd22c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd22c
  2. #e0d741
  3. #e3db56
  4. #e7e06b
  5. #eae480
  6. #eee996
  7. #f1edab
  8. #f5f2c0
  9. #f8f6d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd22c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd22c
  2. #d3ca34
  3. #cac23d
  4. #c0b945
  5. #b7b14e
  6. #aea956
  7. #a5a15e
  8. #9c9967
  9. #92906f
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cfa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d13b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cd11 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d136 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c991 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd22c {
  color: #dcd22c;
}
Background
.bg-dcd22c {
  background-color: #dcd22c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd22c {
  border: 2px solid #dcd22c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd22c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 210 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd22c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd22c, #8edc2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd22c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 210 44 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.84 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.91 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.11 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.16 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.45 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.91 #232dd3 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd22c  rgb(220, 210, 44)  hsl(57, 72%, 52%)  Citrine
#2c36dc  rgb(44, 54, 220)  hsl(237, 72%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2cdcd2  rgb(44, 220, 210)  hsl(177, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d22cdc  rgb(210, 44, 220)  hsl(297, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid