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#DCD42E

#dcd42e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd42e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.24°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 13.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.625

Complementary

  1. #dcd42e
  2. #2e36dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd42e
  2. #2e8ddc
  3. #7d2edc

Analogous

  1. #dc7d2e
  2. #dcd42e
  3. #8ddc2e

Triadic

  1. #dcd42e
  2. #2edcd4
  3. #d42edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd42e
  2. #36dc2e
  3. #2e36dc
  4. #d42edc

Square

  1. #dcd42e
  2. #2edc7d
  3. #2e36dc
  4. #dc2e8d

Monochromatic

  1. #615d10
  2. #a29c1b
  3. #dcd42e
  4. #e7e170
  5. #f2efb1

Shades

#dcd42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd42e
  2. #c6bf29
  3. #b0aa25
  4. #9a9420
  5. #847f1c
  6. #6e6a17
  7. #585512
  8. #42400e
  9. #2c2a09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd42e
  2. #e0d843
  3. #e3dd58
  4. #e7e16d
  5. #eae582
  6. #eeea97
  7. #f1eeab
  8. #f5f2c0
  9. #f8f6d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd42e
  2. #d3cc36
  3. #cac33e
  4. #c0bb47
  5. #b7b24f
  6. #aeaa57
  7. #a5a25f
  8. #9c9967
  9. #929170
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead23d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cf15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d337 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cb93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd42e {
  color: #dcd42e;
}
Background
.bg-dcd42e {
  background-color: #dcd42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd42e {
  border: 2px solid #dcd42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 212 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd42e, #8ddc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 212 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.32 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.74 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.79 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.85 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.07 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.52 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.98 #232bd1 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd42e  rgb(220, 212, 46)  hsl(57, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#2e36dc  rgb(46, 54, 220)  hsl(237, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2edcd4  rgb(46, 220, 212)  hsl(177, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d42edc  rgb(212, 46, 220)  hsl(297, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid