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#DCD313

#dcd313 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd313 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 7.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 91.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.31°, with 84.1% saturation and 46.86% 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 2.65.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6185

Complementary

  1. #dcd313
  2. #131cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd313
  2. #1381dc
  3. #6e13dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6e13
  2. #dcd313
  3. #81dc13

Triadic

  1. #dcd313
  2. #13dcd3
  3. #d313dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd313
  2. #1cdc13
  3. #131cdc
  4. #d313dc

Square

  1. #dcd313
  2. #13dc6e
  3. #131cdc
  4. #dc1381

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4c07
  2. #968f0d
  3. #dcd313
  4. #f0e84c
  5. #f6f192

Shades

#dcd313 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd313
  2. #c6be11
  3. #b0a90f
  4. #9a940d
  5. #847f0b
  6. #6e6a0a
  7. #585408
  8. #423f06
  9. #2c2a04
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd313 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd313
  2. #e0d72b
  3. #e3dc42
  4. #e7e05a
  5. #eae571
  6. #eee989
  7. #f1eda1
  8. #f5f2b8
  9. #f8f6d0
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd313 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd313
  2. #d3cb1e
  3. #cac229
  4. #c0ba34
  5. #b7b23f
  6. #aeaa4a
  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 #ead12d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d225 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ca8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd313 {
  color: #dcd313;
}
Background
.bg-dcd313 {
  background-color: #dcd313;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd313 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd313;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd313;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 211 19;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 84% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd313 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd313, #81dc13);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd313 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 211 19 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.65 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.71 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.48 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.37 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.61 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.66 #232cec Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd313  rgb(220, 211, 19)  hsl(57, 84%, 47%)  Citrine
#131cdc  rgb(19, 28, 220)  hsl(237, 84%, 47%)  Blue
#13dcd3  rgb(19, 220, 211)  hsl(177, 84%, 47%)  Turquoise
#d313dc  rgb(211, 19, 220)  hsl(297, 84%, 47%)  Electric Purple