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#DCD43F

#dcd43f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd43f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 71.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.94°, with 69.16% saturation and 55.49% 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 13.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6266

Complementary

  1. #dcd43f
  2. #3f47dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd43f
  2. #3f96dc
  3. #853fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc853f
  2. #dcd43f
  3. #96dc3f

Triadic

  1. #dcd43f
  2. #3fdcd4
  3. #d43fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd43f
  2. #47dc3f
  3. #3f47dc
  4. #d43fdc

Square

  1. #dcd43f
  2. #3fdc85
  3. #3f47dc
  4. #dc3f96

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6914
  2. #afa720
  3. #dcd43f
  4. #e8e280
  5. #f4f1c0

Shades

#dcd43f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd43f
  2. #c6bf39
  3. #b0aa32
  4. #9a942c
  5. #847f26
  6. #6e6a20
  7. #585519
  8. #424013
  9. #2c2a0d
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd43f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd43f
  2. #e0d852
  3. #e3dd65
  4. #e7e179
  5. #eae58c
  6. #eeea9f
  7. #f1eeb2
  8. #f5f2c5
  9. #f8f6d9
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd43f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd43f
  2. #d3cc46
  3. #cac34c
  4. #c0bb53
  5. #b7b259
  6. #aeaa60
  7. #a5a266
  8. #9c996d
  9. #929173
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cc24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d24a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cf31 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d346 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cc96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd43f {
  color: #dcd43f;
}
Background
.bg-dcd43f {
  background-color: #dcd43f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd43f {
  border: 2px solid #dcd43f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd43f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 212 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd43f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd43f, #96dc3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd43f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 212 63 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.05 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.22 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.91 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.53 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.88 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.81 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.99 #232bc0 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd43f  rgb(220, 212, 63)  hsl(57, 69%, 55%)  Citrine
#3f47dc  rgb(63, 71, 220)  hsl(237, 69%, 55%)  Iris
#3fdcd4  rgb(63, 220, 212)  hsl(177, 69%, 55%)  Turquoise
#d43fdc  rgb(212, 63, 220)  hsl(297, 69%, 55%)  Medium Orchid