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#DCD42F

#dcd42f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd42f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 78.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.23°, with 71.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 3.35.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6251

Complementary

  1. #dcd42f
  2. #2f37dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd42f
  2. #2f8ddc
  3. #7e2fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc7e2f
  2. #dcd42f
  3. #8ddc2f

Triadic

  1. #dcd42f
  2. #2fdcd4
  3. #d42fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd42f
  2. #37dc2f
  3. #2f37dc
  4. #d42fdc

Square

  1. #dcd42f
  2. #2fdc7e
  3. #2f37dc
  4. #dc2f8d

Monochromatic

  1. #625e10
  2. #a39d1b
  3. #dcd42f
  4. #e7e270
  5. #f2efb2

Shades

#dcd42f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd42f
  2. #c6bf2a
  3. #b0aa26
  4. #9a9421
  5. #847f1c
  6. #6e6a18
  7. #585513
  8. #42400e
  9. #2c2a09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd42f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd42f
  2. #e0d844
  3. #e3dd59
  4. #e7e16d
  5. #eae582
  6. #eeea97
  7. #f1eeac
  8. #f5f2c1
  9. #f8f6d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd42f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd42f
  2. #d3cc37
  3. #cac33f
  4. #c0bb47
  5. #b7b24f
  6. #aeaa58
  7. #a5a260
  8. #9c9968
  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 #e2cf17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d338 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cb93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd42f {
  color: #dcd42f;
}
Background
.bg-dcd42f {
  background-color: #dcd42f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd42f {
  border: 2px solid #dcd42f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd42f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 212 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd42f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd42f, #8ddc2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd42f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 212 47 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.35 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.76 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.82 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.84 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.01 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.53 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.00 #232bd0 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd42f  rgb(220, 212, 47)  hsl(57, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#2f37dc  rgb(47, 55, 220)  hsl(237, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2fdcd4  rgb(47, 220, 212)  hsl(177, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d42fdc  rgb(212, 47, 220)  hsl(297, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid