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#DCD618

#dcd618 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd618 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 89.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.16°, with 80.33% saturation and 47.84% 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 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.6337

Complementary

  1. #dcd618
  2. #181edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd618
  2. #1880dc
  3. #7418dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7418
  2. #dcd618
  3. #80dc18

Triadic

  1. #dcd618
  2. #18dcd6
  3. #d618dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd618
  2. #1edc18
  3. #181edc
  4. #d618dc

Square

  1. #dcd618
  2. #18dc74
  3. #181edc
  4. #dc1880

Monochromatic

  1. #525009
  2. #979310
  3. #dcd618
  4. #ece854
  5. #f4f199

Shades

#dcd618 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd618
  2. #c6c116
  3. #b0ab13
  4. #9a9611
  5. #84800e
  6. #6e6b0c
  7. #58560a
  8. #424007
  9. #2c2b05
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd618 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd618
  2. #e0da2f
  3. #e3de46
  4. #e7e25d
  5. #eae674
  6. #eeeb8c
  7. #f1efa3
  8. #f5f3ba
  9. #f8f7d1
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd618 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd618
  2. #d3cd22
  3. #cac52d
  4. #c0bc37
  5. #b7b442
  6. #aeab4c
  7. #a5a256
  8. #9c9a61
  9. #92916b
  10. #898976
  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 #d5d3a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd330 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d428 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cd92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd618 {
  color: #dcd618;
}
Background
.bg-dcd618 {
  background-color: #dcd618;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd618 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd618;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd618;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd618 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd618, #80dc18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd618 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 24 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.45 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.98 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.51 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.33 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.59 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.64 #2329e7 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd618  rgb(220, 214, 24)  hsl(58, 80%, 48%)  Citrine
#181edc  rgb(24, 30, 220)  hsl(238, 80%, 48%)  Blue
#18dcd6  rgb(24, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 80%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#d618dc  rgb(214, 24, 220)  hsl(298, 80%, 48%)  Medium Orchid