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#DCD22F

#dcd22f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd22f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 78.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.53°, with 71.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 2.94.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6151

Complementary

  1. #dcd22f
  2. #2f39dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd22f
  2. #2f8fdc
  3. #7b2fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc7b2f
  2. #dcd22f
  3. #8fdc2f

Triadic

  1. #dcd22f
  2. #2fdcd2
  3. #d22fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd22f
  2. #39dc2f
  3. #2f39dc
  4. #d22fdc

Square

  1. #dcd22f
  2. #2fdc7b
  3. #2f39dc
  4. #dc2f8f

Monochromatic

  1. #625d10
  2. #a39b1b
  3. #dcd22f
  4. #e7e070
  5. #f2eeb2

Shades

#dcd22f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd22f
  2. #c6bd2a
  3. #b0a826
  4. #9a9321
  5. #847e1c
  6. #6e6918
  7. #585413
  8. #423f0e
  9. #2c2a09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd22f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd22f
  2. #e0d744
  3. #e3db59
  4. #e7e06d
  5. #eae482
  6. #eee997
  7. #f1edac
  8. #f5f2c1
  9. #f8f6d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd22f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd22f
  2. #d3ca37
  3. #cac23f
  4. #c0b947
  5. #b7b14f
  6. #aea958
  7. #a5a160
  8. #9c9968
  9. #929070
  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 #e9d13d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cd18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d138 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c992 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd22f {
  color: #dcd22f;
}
Background
.bg-dcd22f {
  background-color: #dcd22f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd22f {
  border: 2px solid #dcd22f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd22f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 210 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd22f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd22f, #8fdc2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd22f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 210 47 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.94 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.96 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.99 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.42 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.43 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.98 #232dd0 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd22f  rgb(220, 210, 47)  hsl(57, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#2f39dc  rgb(47, 57, 220)  hsl(237, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2fdcd2  rgb(47, 220, 210)  hsl(177, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d22fdc  rgb(210, 47, 220)  hsl(297, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid