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#DCD422

#dcd422 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd422 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.14% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 84.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.42°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 3.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6242

Complementary

  1. #dcd422
  2. #222adc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd422
  2. #2287dc
  3. #7722dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7722
  2. #dcd422
  3. #87dc22

Triadic

  1. #dcd422
  2. #22dcd4
  3. #d422dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd422
  2. #2adc22
  3. #222adc
  4. #d422dc

Square

  1. #dcd422
  2. #22dc77
  3. #222adc
  4. #dc2287

Monochromatic

  1. #57540e
  2. #9a9418
  3. #dcd422
  4. #e7e164
  5. #f1eea6

Shades

#dcd422 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd422
  2. #c6bf1f
  3. #b0aa1b
  4. #9a9418
  5. #847f14
  6. #6e6a11
  7. #58550e
  8. #42400a
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd422 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd422
  2. #e0d838
  3. #e3dd4e
  4. #e7e164
  5. #eae57a
  6. #eeea91
  7. #f1eea7
  8. #f5f2bd
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd422 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd422
  2. #d3cc2b
  3. #cac335
  4. #c0bb3e
  5. #b7b248
  6. #aeaa51
  7. #a5a25a
  8. #9c9964
  9. #92916d
  10. #898877
  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 #d4d1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead235 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d32e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cb91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd422 {
  color: #dcd422;
}
Background
.bg-dcd422 {
  background-color: #dcd422;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd422 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd422;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd422;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 212 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd422 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd422, #87dc22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd422 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 212 34 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.04 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.63 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.49 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.95 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.44 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.69 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.71 #232bdd Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd422  rgb(220, 212, 34)  hsl(57, 73%, 50%)  Citrine
#222adc  rgb(34, 42, 220)  hsl(237, 73%, 50%)  Blue
#22dcd4  rgb(34, 220, 212)  hsl(177, 73%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#d422dc  rgb(212, 34, 220)  hsl(297, 73%, 50%)  Medium Orchid