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#DCD334

#dcd334 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd334 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 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 76.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.79°, with 70.59% saturation and 53.33% 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 13.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6205

Complementary

  1. #dcd334
  2. #343ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd334
  2. #3491dc
  3. #7f34dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7f34
  2. #dcd334
  3. #91dc34

Triadic

  1. #dcd334
  2. #34dcd3
  3. #d334dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd334
  2. #3ddc34
  3. #343ddc
  4. #d334dc

Square

  1. #dcd334
  2. #34dc7f
  3. #343ddc
  4. #dc3491

Monochromatic

  1. #656111
  2. #a79f1d
  3. #dcd334
  4. #e7e175
  5. #f2efb6

Shades

#dcd334 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd334
  2. #c6be2f
  3. #b0a92a
  4. #9a9424
  5. #847f1f
  6. #6e6a1a
  7. #585415
  8. #423f10
  9. #2c2a0a
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd334 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd334
  2. #e0d748
  3. #e3dc5d
  4. #e7e071
  5. #eae585
  6. #eee99a
  7. #f1edae
  8. #f5f2c2
  9. #f8f6d6
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd334 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd334
  2. #d3cb3c
  3. #cac243
  4. #c0ba4b
  5. #b7b252
  6. #aeaa5a
  7. #a5a162
  8. #9c9969
  9. #929171
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d141 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d23c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ca93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd334 {
  color: #dcd334;
}
Background
.bg-dcd334 {
  background-color: #dcd334;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd334 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd334;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd334;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 211 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd334 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd334, #91dc34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd334 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 211 52 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.33 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.95 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.19 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.68 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.12 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.53 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.11 #232ccb Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd334  rgb(220, 211, 52)  hsl(57, 71%, 53%)  Citrine
#343ddc  rgb(52, 61, 220)  hsl(237, 71%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#34dcd3  rgb(52, 220, 211)  hsl(177, 71%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d334dc  rgb(211, 52, 220)  hsl(297, 71%, 53%)  Medium Orchid