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#DCD30B

#dcd30b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd30b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 82.75% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 95% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.42°, with 90.48% saturation and 45.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.6183

Complementary

  1. #dcd30b
  2. #0b14dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd30b
  2. #0b7cdc
  3. #6b0bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc6b0b
  2. #dcd30b
  3. #7cdc0b

Triadic

  1. #dcd30b
  2. #0bdcd3
  3. #d30bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd30b
  2. #14dc0b
  3. #0b14dc
  4. #d30bdc

Square

  1. #dcd30b
  2. #0bdc6b
  3. #0b14dc
  4. #dc0b7c

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4704
  2. #938d07
  3. #dcd30b
  4. #f5ed3e
  5. #f9f487

Shades

#dcd30b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd30b
  2. #c6be0a
  3. #b0a909
  4. #9a9408
  5. #847f07
  6. #6e6a06
  7. #585404
  8. #423f03
  9. #2c2a02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd30b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd30b
  2. #e0d723
  3. #e3dc3c
  4. #e7e054
  5. #eae56d
  6. #eee985
  7. #f1ed9d
  8. #f5f2b6
  9. #f8f6ce
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd30b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd30b
  2. #d3cb17
  3. #cac222
  4. #c0ba2e
  5. #b7b23a
  6. #aeaa46
  7. #a5a151
  8. #9c995d
  9. #929169
  10. #898874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead12a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d221 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ca8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd30b {
  color: #dcd30b;
}
Background
.bg-dcd30b {
  background-color: #dcd30b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd30b {
  border: 2px solid #dcd30b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd30b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 211 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd30b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd30b, #7cdc0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd30b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 211 11 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.62 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.72 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.43 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.43 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.57 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.61 #232cf4 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd30b  rgb(220, 211, 11)  hsl(57, 90%, 45%)  Citrine
#0b14dc  rgb(11, 20, 220)  hsl(237, 90%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#0bdcd3  rgb(11, 220, 211)  hsl(177, 90%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#d30bdc  rgb(211, 11, 220)  hsl(297, 90%, 45%)  Electric Purple