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#DCD52F

#dcd52f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd52f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.18% magenta, 78.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.57°, with 71.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 13.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6301

Complementary

  1. #dcd52f
  2. #2f36dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd52f
  2. #2f8cdc
  3. #7e2fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc7e2f
  2. #dcd52f
  3. #8cdc2f

Triadic

  1. #dcd52f
  2. #2fdcd5
  3. #d52fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd52f
  2. #36dc2f
  3. #2f36dc
  4. #d52fdc

Square

  1. #dcd52f
  2. #2fdc7e
  3. #2f36dc
  4. #dc2f8c

Monochromatic

  1. #625e10
  2. #a39e1b
  3. #dcd52f
  4. #e7e270
  5. #f2efb2

Shades

#dcd52f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd52f
  2. #c6c02a
  3. #b0aa26
  4. #9a9521
  5. #84801c
  6. #6e6b18
  7. #585513
  8. #42400e
  9. #2c2b09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd52f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd52f
  2. #e0d944
  3. #e3dd59
  4. #e7e26d
  5. #eae682
  6. #eeea97
  7. #f1eeac
  8. #f5f2c1
  9. #f8f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd52f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd52f
  2. #d3cd37
  3. #cac43f
  4. #c0bc47
  5. #b7b34f
  6. #aeab58
  7. #a5a260
  8. #9c9a68
  9. #929170
  10. #898978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd33e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d017 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d438 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cc94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd52f {
  color: #dcd52f;
}
Background
.bg-dcd52f {
  background-color: #dcd52f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd52f {
  border: 2px solid #dcd52f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd52f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 213 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd52f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd52f, #8cdc2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd52f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 213 47 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.57 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.70 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.65 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.55 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.04 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.61 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.88 #232ad0 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd52f  rgb(220, 213, 47)  hsl(58, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#2f36dc  rgb(47, 54, 220)  hsl(238, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2fdcd5  rgb(47, 220, 213)  hsl(178, 71%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#d52fdc  rgb(213, 47, 220)  hsl(298, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid