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#DCD610

#dcd610 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd610 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.92% green and 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 92.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.24°, with 86.44% saturation and 46.27% 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 13.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.6335

Complementary

  1. #dcd610
  2. #1016dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd610
  2. #107cdc
  3. #7010dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7010
  2. #dcd610
  3. #7cdc10

Triadic

  1. #dcd610
  2. #10dcd6
  3. #d610dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd610
  2. #16dc10
  3. #1016dc
  4. #d610dc

Square

  1. #dcd610
  2. #10dc70
  3. #1016dc
  4. #dc107c

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4b06
  2. #95910b
  3. #dcd610
  4. #f2ed47
  5. #f7f48e

Shades

#dcd610 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd610
  2. #c6c10e
  3. #b0ab0d
  4. #9a960b
  5. #84800a
  6. #6e6b08
  7. #585606
  8. #424005
  9. #2c2b03
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd610 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd610
  2. #e0da28
  3. #e3de40
  4. #e7e258
  5. #eae670
  6. #eeeb88
  7. #f1ef9f
  8. #f5f3b7
  9. #f8f7cf
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd610 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd610
  2. #d3cd1b
  3. #cac526
  4. #c0bc32
  5. #b7b43d
  6. #aeab48
  7. #a5a253
  8. #9c9a5e
  9. #92916a
  10. #898975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d3a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd32c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc7b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d424 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cd91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd610 {
  color: #dcd610;
}
Background
.bg-dcd610 {
  background-color: #dcd610;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd610 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd610;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd610;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd610 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd610, #7cdc10);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd610 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 16 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.41 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.91 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.59 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.26 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.57 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.58 #2329ef Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd610  rgb(220, 214, 16)  hsl(58, 86%, 46%)  Citrine
#1016dc  rgb(16, 22, 220)  hsl(238, 86%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#10dcd6  rgb(16, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 86%, 46%)  Bright Turquoise
#d610dc  rgb(214, 16, 220)  hsl(298, 86%, 46%)  Medium Orchid