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#DCD234

#dcd234 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd234 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 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 76.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.43°, with 70.59% saturation and 53.33% 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 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6156

Complementary

  1. #dcd234
  2. #343edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd234
  2. #3492dc
  3. #7e34dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7e34
  2. #dcd234
  3. #92dc34

Triadic

  1. #dcd234
  2. #34dcd2
  3. #d234dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd234
  2. #3edc34
  3. #343edc
  4. #d234dc

Square

  1. #dcd234
  2. #34dc7e
  3. #343edc
  4. #dc3492

Monochromatic

  1. #656011
  2. #a79f1d
  3. #dcd234
  4. #e7e075
  5. #f2efb6

Shades

#dcd234 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd234
  2. #c6bd2f
  3. #b0a82a
  4. #9a9324
  5. #847e1f
  6. #6e691a
  7. #585415
  8. #423f10
  9. #2c2a0a
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd234 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd234
  2. #e0d748
  3. #e3db5d
  4. #e7e071
  5. #eae485
  6. #eee99a
  7. #f1edae
  8. #f5f2c2
  9. #f8f6d6
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd234 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd234
  2. #d3ca3c
  3. #cac243
  4. #c0b94b
  5. #b7b152
  6. #aea95a
  7. #a5a162
  8. #9c9969
  9. #929071
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cfa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca08 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d141 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cd21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d13c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c992 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd234 {
  color: #dcd234;
}
Background
.bg-dcd234 {
  background-color: #dcd234;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd234 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd234;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd234;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 210 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd234 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd234, #92dc34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd234 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 210 52 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.15 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.06 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.67 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.42 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.48 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.96 #232dcb Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd234  rgb(220, 210, 52)  hsl(56, 71%, 53%)  Citrine
#343edc  rgb(52, 62, 220)  hsl(236, 71%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#34dcd2  rgb(52, 220, 210)  hsl(176, 71%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d234dc  rgb(210, 52, 220)  hsl(296, 71%, 53%)  Medium Orchid