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#DCD528

#dcd528 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd528 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.53% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.18% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.67°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% 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 13.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6296

Complementary

  1. #dcd528
  2. #282fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd528
  2. #2889dc
  3. #7b28dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7b28
  2. #dcd528
  3. #89dc28

Triadic

  1. #dcd528
  2. #28dcd5
  3. #d528dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd528
  2. #2fdc28
  3. #282fdc
  4. #d528dc

Square

  1. #dcd528
  2. #28dc7b
  3. #282fdc
  4. #dc2889

Monochromatic

  1. #5c590f
  2. #9e991a
  3. #dcd528
  4. #e7e26a
  5. #f1efac

Shades

#dcd528 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd528
  2. #c6c024
  3. #b0aa20
  4. #9a951c
  5. #848018
  6. #6e6b14
  7. #585510
  8. #42400c
  9. #2c2b08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd528 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd528
  2. #e0d93e
  3. #e3dd53
  4. #e7e269
  5. #eae67e
  6. #eeea94
  7. #f1eea9
  8. #f5f2bf
  9. #f8f7d4
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd528 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd528
  2. #d3cd31
  3. #cac43a
  4. #c0bc42
  5. #b7b34b
  6. #aeab54
  7. #a5a25d
  8. #9c9a66
  9. #92916e
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd339 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d003 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d433 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cc93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd528 {
  color: #dcd528;
}
Background
.bg-dcd528 {
  background-color: #dcd528;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd528 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd528;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd528;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 213 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd528 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd528, #89dc28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd528 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 213 40 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.39 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.61 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.44 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.61 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.43 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.55 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.70 #232ad7 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd528  rgb(220, 213, 40)  hsl(58, 72%, 51%)  Citrine
#282fdc  rgb(40, 47, 220)  hsl(238, 72%, 51%)  Blue
#28dcd5  rgb(40, 220, 213)  hsl(178, 72%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#d528dc  rgb(213, 40, 220)  hsl(298, 72%, 51%)  Medium Orchid