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#DCD409

#dcd409 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd409 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.14% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 95.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.73°, with 92.14% saturation and 44.9% 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 13.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.6232

Complementary

  1. #dcd409
  2. #0911dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd409
  2. #097adc
  3. #6b09dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6b09
  2. #dcd409
  3. #7adc09

Triadic

  1. #dcd409
  2. #09dcd4
  3. #d409dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd409
  2. #11dc09
  3. #0911dc
  4. #d409dc

Square

  1. #dcd409
  2. #09dc6b
  3. #0911dc
  4. #dc097a

Monochromatic

  1. #494603
  2. #928d06
  3. #dcd409
  4. #f7f03b
  5. #faf684

Shades

#dcd409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd409
  2. #c6bf08
  3. #b0aa07
  4. #9a9406
  5. #847f05
  6. #6e6a05
  7. #585504
  8. #424003
  9. #2c2a02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd409
  2. #e0d822
  3. #e3dd3a
  4. #e7e153
  5. #eae56b
  6. #eeea84
  7. #f1ee9d
  8. #f5f2b5
  9. #f8f6ce
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd409
  2. #d3cc15
  3. #cac321
  4. #c0bb2d
  5. #b7b239
  6. #aeaa45
  7. #a5a250
  8. #9c995c
  9. #929168
  10. #898874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd229 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d320 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cb8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd409 {
  color: #dcd409;
}
Background
.bg-dcd409 {
  background-color: #dcd409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd409 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 212 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd409, #7adc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 212 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.87 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.64 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.22 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.18 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.43 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.46 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.64 #232bf6 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd409  rgb(220, 212, 9)  hsl(58, 92%, 45%)  Citrine
#0911dc  rgb(9, 17, 220)  hsl(238, 92%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#09dcd4  rgb(9, 220, 212)  hsl(178, 92%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#d409dc  rgb(212, 9, 220)  hsl(298, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple