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#DCD23B

#dcd23b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd23b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 73.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.27°, with 69.7% saturation and 54.71% 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 3.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6162

Complementary

  1. #dcd23b
  2. #3b45dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd23b
  2. #3b96dc
  3. #823bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc823b
  2. #dcd23b
  3. #96dc3b

Triadic

  1. #dcd23b
  2. #3bdcd2
  3. #d23bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd23b
  2. #45dc3b
  3. #3b45dc
  4. #d23bdc

Square

  1. #dcd23b
  2. #3bdc82
  3. #3b45dc
  4. #dc3b96

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6513
  2. #aca31f
  3. #dcd23b
  4. #e8e17c
  5. #f3f0bd

Shades

#dcd23b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd23b
  2. #c6bd35
  3. #b0a82f
  4. #9a9329
  5. #847e23
  6. #6e691e
  7. #585418
  8. #423f12
  9. #2c2a0c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd23b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd23b
  2. #e0d74f
  3. #e3db62
  4. #e7e076
  5. #eae489
  6. #eee99d
  7. #f1edb1
  8. #f5f2c4
  9. #f8f6d8
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd23b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd23b
  2. #d3ca42
  3. #cac249
  4. #c0b950
  5. #b7b157
  6. #aea95e
  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 #e4ca1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d146 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc4b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cd2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d142 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ca94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd23b {
  color: #dcd23b;
}
Background
.bg-dcd23b {
  background-color: #dcd23b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd23b {
  border: 2px solid #dcd23b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd23b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 210 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd23b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd23b, #96dc3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd23b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 210 59 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.27 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.18 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.68 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.45 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.61 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.78 #232dc4 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd23b  rgb(220, 210, 59)  hsl(56, 70%, 55%)  Citrine
#3b45dc  rgb(59, 69, 220)  hsl(236, 70%, 55%)  Iris
#3bdcd2  rgb(59, 220, 210)  hsl(176, 70%, 55%)  Turquoise
#d23bdc  rgb(210, 59, 220)  hsl(296, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid