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#DCD61A

#dcd61a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd61a 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 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 88.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.14°, with 78.86% saturation and 48.24% 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6338

Complementary

  1. #dcd61a
  2. #1a20dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd61a
  2. #1a81dc
  3. #751adc

Analogous

  1. #dc751a
  2. #dcd61a
  3. #81dc1a

Triadic

  1. #dcd61a
  2. #1adcd6
  3. #d61adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd61a
  2. #20dc1a
  3. #1a20dc
  4. #d61adc

Square

  1. #dcd61a
  2. #1adc75
  3. #1a20dc
  4. #dc1a81

Monochromatic

  1. #53510a
  2. #989312
  3. #dcd61a
  4. #ebe757
  5. #f3f19c

Shades

#dcd61a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd61a
  2. #c6c117
  3. #b0ab15
  4. #9a9612
  5. #848010
  6. #6e6b0d
  7. #58560a
  8. #424008
  9. #2c2b05
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd61a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd61a
  2. #e0da31
  3. #e3de48
  4. #e7e25f
  5. #eae676
  6. #eeeb8d
  7. #f1efa3
  8. #f5f3ba
  9. #f8f7d1
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd61a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd61a
  2. #d3cd24
  3. #cac52e
  4. #c0bc39
  5. #b7b443
  6. #aeab4d
  7. #a5a257
  8. #9c9a61
  9. #92916c
  10. #898976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 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 #ecd331 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d429 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cd92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd61a {
  color: #dcd61a;
}
Background
.bg-dcd61a {
  background-color: #dcd61a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd61a {
  border: 2px solid #dcd61a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd61a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 79% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd61a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd61a, #81dc1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd61a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 26 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.46 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.01 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.49 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.35 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.59 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.66 #2329e5 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd61a  rgb(220, 214, 26)  hsl(58, 79%, 48%)  Citrine
#1a20dc  rgb(26, 32, 220)  hsl(238, 79%, 48%)  Blue
#1adcd6  rgb(26, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 79%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#d61adc  rgb(214, 26, 220)  hsl(298, 79%, 48%)  Medium Orchid