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#DCD511

#dcd511 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd511 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.18% magenta, 92.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.93°, with 85.65% saturation and 46.47% 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 13.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6284

Complementary

  1. #dcd511
  2. #1118dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd511
  2. #117edc
  3. #6f11dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6f11
  2. #dcd511
  3. #7edc11

Triadic

  1. #dcd511
  2. #11dcd5
  3. #d511dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd511
  2. #18dc11
  3. #1118dc
  4. #d511dc

Square

  1. #dcd511
  2. #11dc6f
  3. #1118dc
  4. #dc117e

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4b06
  2. #95900c
  3. #dcd511
  4. #f1eb49
  5. #f6f390

Shades

#dcd511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd511
  2. #c6c00f
  3. #b0aa0e
  4. #9a950c
  5. #84800a
  6. #6e6b09
  7. #585507
  8. #424005
  9. #2c2b03
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd511
  2. #e0d929
  3. #e3dd41
  4. #e7e258
  5. #eae670
  6. #eeea88
  7. #f1eea0
  8. #f5f2b8
  9. #f8f7cf
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd511
  2. #d3cd1c
  3. #cac427
  4. #c0bc32
  5. #b7b33d
  6. #aeab49
  7. #a5a254
  8. #9c9a5f
  9. #92916a
  10. #898975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd32c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d424 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cc91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd511 {
  color: #dcd511;
}
Background
.bg-dcd511 {
  background-color: #dcd511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd511 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 213 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd511, #7edc11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 213 17 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.15 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.56 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.85 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.38 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.50 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.69 #232aee Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd511  rgb(220, 213, 17)  hsl(58, 86%, 46%)  Citrine
#1118dc  rgb(17, 24, 220)  hsl(238, 86%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#11dcd5  rgb(17, 220, 213)  hsl(178, 86%, 46%)  Bright Turquoise
#d511dc  rgb(213, 17, 220)  hsl(298, 86%, 46%)  Electric Purple