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#DCD442

#dcd442 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd442 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 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 70% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.88°, with 68.75% saturation and 56.08% 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 13.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.22.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.627

Complementary

  1. #dcd442
  2. #424adc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd442
  2. #4297dc
  3. #8742dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8742
  2. #dcd442
  3. #97dc42

Triadic

  1. #dcd442
  2. #42dcd4
  3. #d442dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd442
  2. #4adc42
  3. #424adc
  4. #d442dc

Square

  1. #dcd442
  2. #42dc87
  3. #424adc
  4. #dc4297

Monochromatic

  1. #706b15
  2. #b1a921
  3. #dcd442
  4. #e8e383
  5. #f4f1c3

Shades

#dcd442 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd442
  2. #c6bf3b
  3. #b0aa35
  4. #9a942e
  5. #847f28
  6. #6e6a21
  7. #58551a
  8. #424014
  9. #2c2a0d
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd442 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd442
  2. #e0d855
  3. #e3dd68
  4. #e7e17b
  5. #eae58e
  6. #eeeaa1
  7. #f1eeb3
  8. #f5f2c6
  9. #f8f6d9
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd442 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd442
  2. #d3cc48
  3. #cac34e
  4. #c0bb55
  5. #b7b25b
  6. #aeaa61
  7. #a5a267
  8. #9c996d
  9. #929174
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cc2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d24c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cf35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d348 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cc96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd442 {
  color: #dcd442;
}
Background
.bg-dcd442 {
  background-color: #dcd442;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd442 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd442;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd442;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 212 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd442 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd442, #97dc42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd442 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 212 66 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.36 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.68 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.70 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.92 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.90 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.93 #232bbd Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd442  rgb(220, 212, 66)  hsl(57, 69%, 56%)  Citrine
#424adc  rgb(66, 74, 220)  hsl(237, 69%, 56%)  Iris
#42dcd4  rgb(66, 220, 212)  hsl(177, 69%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d442dc  rgb(212, 66, 220)  hsl(297, 69%, 56%)  Medium Orchid