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#DCD239

#dcd239 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd239 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 74.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.32°, with 69.96% saturation and 54.31% 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 13.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.616

Complementary

  1. #dcd239
  2. #3943dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd239
  2. #3994dc
  3. #8039dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8039
  2. #dcd239
  3. #94dc39

Triadic

  1. #dcd239
  2. #39dcd2
  3. #d239dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd239
  2. #43dc39
  3. #3943dc
  4. #d239dc

Square

  1. #dcd239
  2. #39dc80
  3. #3943dc
  4. #dc3994

Monochromatic

  1. #696413
  2. #aaa21e
  3. #dcd239
  4. #e7e17a
  5. #f3f0bb

Shades

#dcd239 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd239
  2. #c6bd33
  3. #b0a82e
  4. #9a9328
  5. #847e22
  6. #6e691d
  7. #585417
  8. #423f11
  9. #2c2a0b
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd239 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd239
  2. #e0d74d
  3. #e3db61
  4. #e7e074
  5. #eae488
  6. #eee99c
  7. #f1edb0
  8. #f5f2c4
  9. #f8f6d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd239 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd239
  2. #d3ca40
  3. #cac247
  4. #c0b94e
  5. #b7b155
  6. #aea95d
  7. #a5a164
  8. #9c996b
  9. #929072
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4ca18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d145 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc4b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cd29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d140 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ca93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd239 {
  color: #dcd239;
}
Background
.bg-dcd239 {
  background-color: #dcd239;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd239 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd239;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd239;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 210 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd239 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd239, #94dc39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd239 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 210 57 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.39 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.33 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.59 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.44 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.57 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.83 #232dc6 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd239  rgb(220, 210, 57)  hsl(56, 70%, 54%)  Citrine
#3943dc  rgb(57, 67, 220)  hsl(236, 70%, 54%)  Iris
#39dcd2  rgb(57, 220, 210)  hsl(176, 70%, 54%)  Turquoise
#d239dc  rgb(210, 57, 220)  hsl(296, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid