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#DCD328

#dcd328 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd328 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% 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 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6196

Complementary

  1. #dcd328
  2. #2831dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd328
  2. #288bdc
  3. #7928dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7928
  2. #dcd328
  3. #8bdc28

Triadic

  1. #dcd328
  2. #28dcd3
  3. #d328dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd328
  2. #31dc28
  3. #2831dc
  4. #d328dc

Square

  1. #dcd328
  2. #28dc79
  3. #2831dc
  4. #dc288b

Monochromatic

  1. #5c580f
  2. #9e971a
  3. #dcd328
  4. #e7e06a
  5. #f1eeac

Shades

#dcd328 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd328
  2. #c6be24
  3. #b0a920
  4. #9a941c
  5. #847f18
  6. #6e6a14
  7. #585410
  8. #423f0c
  9. #2c2a08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd328 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd328
  2. #e0d73e
  3. #e3dc53
  4. #e7e069
  5. #eae57e
  6. #eee994
  7. #f1eda9
  8. #f5f2bf
  9. #f8f6d4
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd328 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd328
  2. #d3cb31
  3. #cac23a
  4. #c0ba42
  5. #b7b24b
  6. #aeaa54
  7. #a5a15d
  8. #9c9966
  9. #92916e
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d138 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc4b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d233 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ca91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd328 {
  color: #dcd328;
}
Background
.bg-dcd328 {
  background-color: #dcd328;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd328 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd328;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd328;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 211 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd328 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd328, #8bdc28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd328 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 211 40 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.93 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.76 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.81 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.18 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.38 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.41 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.88 #232cd7 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd328  rgb(220, 211, 40)  hsl(57, 72%, 51%)  Citrine
#2831dc  rgb(40, 49, 220)  hsl(237, 72%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#28dcd3  rgb(40, 220, 211)  hsl(177, 72%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d328dc  rgb(211, 40, 220)  hsl(297, 72%, 51%)  Medium Orchid