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#DCD311

#dcd311 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd311 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 92.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.34°, with 85.65% saturation and 46.47% 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 2.64.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6184

Complementary

  1. #dcd311
  2. #111adc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd311
  2. #117fdc
  3. #6d11dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6d11
  2. #dcd311
  3. #7fdc11

Triadic

  1. #dcd311
  2. #11dcd3
  3. #d311dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd311
  2. #1adc11
  3. #111adc
  4. #d311dc

Square

  1. #dcd311
  2. #11dc6d
  3. #111adc
  4. #dc117f

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4b06
  2. #958f0c
  3. #dcd311
  4. #f1e949
  5. #f6f290

Shades

#dcd311 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd311
  2. #c6be0f
  3. #b0a90e
  4. #9a940c
  5. #847f0a
  6. #6e6a09
  7. #585407
  8. #423f05
  9. #2c2a03
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd311 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd311
  2. #e0d729
  3. #e3dc41
  4. #e7e058
  5. #eae570
  6. #eee988
  7. #f1eda0
  8. #f5f2b8
  9. #f8f6cf
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd311 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd311
  2. #d3cb1c
  3. #cac227
  4. #c0ba32
  5. #b7b23d
  6. #aeaa49
  7. #a5a154
  8. #9c995f
  9. #92916a
  10. #898875
  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 #ead12c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d223 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ca8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd311 {
  color: #dcd311;
}
Background
.bg-dcd311 {
  background-color: #dcd311;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd311 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd311;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd311;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 211 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd311 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd311, #7fdc11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd311 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 211 17 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.64 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.71 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.47 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.39 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.60 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.64 #232cee Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd311  rgb(220, 211, 17)  hsl(57, 86%, 46%)  Citrine
#111adc  rgb(17, 26, 220)  hsl(237, 86%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#11dcd3  rgb(17, 220, 211)  hsl(177, 86%, 46%)  Turquoise
#d311dc  rgb(211, 17, 220)  hsl(297, 86%, 46%)  Electric Purple