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#DCD321

#dcd321 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd321 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 82.75% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 85% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.11°, with 73.91% saturation and 49.61% 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 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6191

Complementary

  1. #dcd321
  2. #212adc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd321
  2. #2188dc
  3. #7521dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7521
  2. #dcd321
  3. #88dc21

Triadic

  1. #dcd321
  2. #21dcd3
  3. #d321dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd321
  2. #2adc21
  3. #212adc
  4. #d321dc

Square

  1. #dcd321
  2. #21dc75
  3. #212adc
  4. #dc2188

Monochromatic

  1. #57530d
  2. #999317
  3. #dcd321
  4. #e7e162
  5. #f1eea5

Shades

#dcd321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd321
  2. #c6be1e
  3. #b0a91a
  4. #9a9417
  5. #847f14
  6. #6e6a11
  7. #58540d
  8. #423f0a
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd321
  2. #e0d737
  3. #e3dc4d
  4. #e7e064
  5. #eae57a
  6. #eee990
  7. #f1eda6
  8. #f5f2bc
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd321
  2. #d3cb2b
  3. #cac234
  4. #c0ba3e
  5. #b7b247
  6. #aeaa51
  7. #a5a15a
  8. #9c9964
  9. #92916d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d22d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ca91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd321 {
  color: #dcd321;
}
Background
.bg-dcd321 {
  background-color: #dcd321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd321 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 211 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd321, #88dc21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 211 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.79 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.71 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.66 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.24 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.72 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.76 #232cde Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd321  rgb(220, 211, 33)  hsl(57, 74%, 50%)  Citrine
#212adc  rgb(33, 42, 220)  hsl(237, 74%, 50%)  Blue
#21dcd3  rgb(33, 220, 211)  hsl(177, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise
#d321dc  rgb(211, 33, 220)  hsl(297, 74%, 50%)  Medium Orchid