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#DCD40D

#dcd40d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd40d 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 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 94.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.68°, with 88.84% saturation and 45.69% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6233

Complementary

  1. #dcd40d
  2. #0d15dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd40d
  2. #0d7ddc
  3. #6d0ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc6d0d
  2. #dcd40d
  3. #7ddc0d

Triadic

  1. #dcd40d
  2. #0ddcd4
  3. #d40ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd40d
  2. #15dc0d
  3. #0d15dc
  4. #d40ddc

Square

  1. #dcd40d
  2. #0ddc6d
  3. #0d15dc
  4. #dc0d7d

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4904
  2. #948e09
  3. #dcd40d
  4. #f4ed42
  5. #f8f48a

Shades

#dcd40d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd40d
  2. #c6bf0c
  3. #b0aa0a
  4. #9a9409
  5. #847f08
  6. #6e6a07
  7. #585505
  8. #424004
  9. #2c2a03
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd40d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd40d
  2. #e0d825
  3. #e3dd3d
  4. #e7e156
  5. #eae56e
  6. #eeea86
  7. #f1ee9e
  8. #f5f2b6
  9. #f8f6cf
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd40d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd40d
  2. #d3cc19
  3. #cac324
  4. #c0bb30
  5. #b7b23b
  6. #aeaa47
  7. #a5a252
  8. #9c995e
  9. #929169
  10. #898875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 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 #ebd22b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d322 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd40d {
  color: #dcd40d;
}
Background
.bg-dcd40d {
  background-color: #dcd40d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd40d {
  border: 2px solid #dcd40d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd40d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 212 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 89% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd40d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd40d, #7ddc0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd40d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 212 13 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.63 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.24 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.15 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.42 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.48 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.65 #232bf2 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd40d  rgb(220, 212, 13)  hsl(58, 89%, 46%)  Citrine
#0d15dc  rgb(13, 21, 220)  hsl(238, 89%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#0ddcd4  rgb(13, 220, 212)  hsl(178, 89%, 46%)  Bright Turquoise
#d40ddc  rgb(212, 13, 220)  hsl(298, 89%, 46%)  Electric Purple