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#DCD613

#dcd613 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd613 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 7.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 91.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.21°, with 84.1% saturation and 46.86% 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 3.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6336

Complementary

  1. #dcd613
  2. #1319dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd613
  2. #137ddc
  3. #7113dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7113
  2. #dcd613
  3. #7ddc13

Triadic

  1. #dcd613
  2. #13dcd6
  3. #d613dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd613
  2. #19dc13
  3. #1319dc
  4. #d613dc

Square

  1. #dcd613
  2. #13dc71
  3. #1319dc
  4. #dc137d

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4d07
  2. #96910d
  3. #dcd613
  4. #f0eb4c
  5. #f6f392

Shades

#dcd613 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd613
  2. #c6c111
  3. #b0ab0f
  4. #9a960d
  5. #84800b
  6. #6e6b0a
  7. #585608
  8. #424006
  9. #2c2b04
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd613 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd613
  2. #e0da2b
  3. #e3de42
  4. #e7e25a
  5. #eae671
  6. #eeeb89
  7. #f1efa1
  8. #f5f3b8
  9. #f8f7d0
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd613 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd613
  2. #d3cd1e
  3. #cac529
  4. #c0bc34
  5. #b7b43f
  6. #aeab4a
  7. #a5a254
  8. #9c9a5f
  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 #ecd32d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc7b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d425 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cd91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd613 {
  color: #dcd613;
}
Background
.bg-dcd613 {
  background-color: #dcd613;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd613 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd613;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd613;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 19;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 84% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd613 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd613, #7ddc13);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd613 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 19 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.42 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.93 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.56 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.28 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.58 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.59 #2329ec Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd613  rgb(220, 214, 19)  hsl(58, 84%, 47%)  Citrine
#1319dc  rgb(19, 25, 220)  hsl(238, 84%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#13dcd6  rgb(19, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 84%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise
#d613dc  rgb(214, 19, 220)  hsl(298, 84%, 47%)  Medium Orchid