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#DCD41B

#dcd41b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd41b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 87.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.51°, with 78.14% saturation and 48.43% 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 13.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6238

Complementary

  1. #dcd41b
  2. #1b23dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd41b
  2. #1b84dc
  3. #731bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc731b
  2. #dcd41b
  3. #84dc1b

Triadic

  1. #dcd41b
  2. #1bdcd4
  3. #d41bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd41b
  2. #23dc1b
  3. #1b23dc
  4. #d41bdc

Square

  1. #dcd41b
  2. #1bdc73
  3. #1b23dc
  4. #dc1b84

Monochromatic

  1. #54510a
  2. #989213
  3. #dcd41b
  4. #ebe559
  5. #f3ef9d

Shades

#dcd41b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd41b
  2. #c6bf18
  3. #b0aa16
  4. #9a9413
  5. #847f10
  6. #6e6a0e
  7. #58550b
  8. #424008
  9. #2c2a05
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd41b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd41b
  2. #e0d832
  3. #e3dd49
  4. #e7e15f
  5. #eae576
  6. #eeea8d
  7. #f1eea4
  8. #f5f2bb
  9. #f8f6d1
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd41b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd41b
  2. #d3cc25
  3. #cac32f
  4. #c0bb39
  5. #b7b243
  6. #aeaa4e
  7. #a5a258
  8. #9c9962
  9. #92916c
  10. #898876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd231 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d329 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cb91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd41b {
  color: #dcd41b;
}
Background
.bg-dcd41b {
  background-color: #dcd41b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd41b {
  border: 2px solid #dcd41b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd41b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 212 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd41b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd41b, #84dc1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd41b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 212 27 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.96 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.61 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.37 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.02 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.43 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.61 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.77 #232be4 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd41b  rgb(220, 212, 27)  hsl(58, 78%, 48%)  Citrine
#1b23dc  rgb(27, 35, 220)  hsl(238, 78%, 48%)  Blue
#1bdcd4  rgb(27, 220, 212)  hsl(178, 78%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#d41bdc  rgb(212, 27, 220)  hsl(298, 78%, 48%)  Medium Orchid