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#DCD500

#dcd500 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd500 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.53% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.18% magenta, 100% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.09°, with 100% saturation and 43.14% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.628

Complementary

  1. #dcd500
  2. #0007dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd500
  2. #0075dc
  3. #6700dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6700
  2. #dcd500
  3. #75dc00

Triadic

  1. #dcd500
  2. #00dcd5
  3. #d500dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd500
  2. #07dc00
  3. #0007dc
  4. #d500dc

Square

  1. #dcd500
  2. #00dc67
  3. #0007dc
  4. #dc0075

Monochromatic

  1. #434100
  2. #908b00
  3. #dcd500
  4. #fff82a
  5. #fffb76

Shades

#dcd500 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd500
  2. #c6c000
  3. #b0aa00
  4. #9a9500
  5. #848000
  6. #6e6b00
  7. #585500
  8. #424000
  9. #2c2b00
  10. #161500
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd500 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd500
  2. #e0d91a
  3. #e3dd33
  4. #e7e24d
  5. #eae666
  6. #eeea80
  7. #f1ee99
  8. #f5f2b3
  9. #f8f7cc
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd500 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd500
  2. #d3cd0d
  3. #cac41a
  4. #c0bc26
  5. #b7b333
  6. #aeab40
  7. #a5a24d
  8. #9c9a5a
  9. #929166
  10. #898973
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc6b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d41d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cc90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd500 {
  color: #dcd500;
}
Background
.bg-dcd500 {
  background-color: #dcd500;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd500 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd500;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd500;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 213 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd500 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd500, #75dc00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd500 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 213 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.12 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.60 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.98 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.29 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.51 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.59 #232aff Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd500  rgb(220, 213, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 43%)  Citrine
#0007dc  rgb(0, 7, 220)  hsl(238, 100%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#00dcd5  rgb(0, 220, 213)  hsl(178, 100%, 43%)  Bright Turquoise
#d500dc  rgb(213, 0, 220)  hsl(298, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple