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#DCD428

#dcd428 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd428 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.33°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% 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 13.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6246

Complementary

  1. #dcd428
  2. #2830dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd428
  2. #288adc
  3. #7a28dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7a28
  2. #dcd428
  3. #8adc28

Triadic

  1. #dcd428
  2. #28dcd4
  3. #d428dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd428
  2. #30dc28
  3. #2830dc
  4. #d428dc

Square

  1. #dcd428
  2. #28dc7a
  3. #2830dc
  4. #dc288a

Monochromatic

  1. #5c590f
  2. #9e981a
  3. #dcd428
  4. #e7e16a
  5. #f1eeac

Shades

#dcd428 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd428
  2. #c6bf24
  3. #b0aa20
  4. #9a941c
  5. #847f18
  6. #6e6a14
  7. #585510
  8. #42400c
  9. #2c2a08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd428 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd428
  2. #e0d83e
  3. #e3dd53
  4. #e7e169
  5. #eae57e
  6. #eeea94
  7. #f1eea9
  8. #f5f2bf
  9. #f8f6d4
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd428 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd428
  2. #d3cc31
  3. #cac33a
  4. #c0bb42
  5. #b7b24b
  6. #aeaa54
  7. #a5a25d
  8. #9c9966
  9. #92916e
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.49:1 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 #ead239 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cf04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d333 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cb92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd428 {
  color: #dcd428;
}
Background
.bg-dcd428 {
  background-color: #dcd428;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd428 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd428;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd428;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 212 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd428 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd428, #8adc28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd428 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 212 40 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.16 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.67 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.62 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.89 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.40 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.47 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.83 #232bd7 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd428  rgb(220, 212, 40)  hsl(57, 72%, 51%)  Citrine
#2830dc  rgb(40, 48, 220)  hsl(237, 72%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#28dcd4  rgb(40, 220, 212)  hsl(177, 72%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#d428dc  rgb(212, 40, 220)  hsl(297, 72%, 51%)  Medium Orchid