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#DCD61C

#dcd61c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd61c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 87.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.13°, with 77.42% saturation and 48.63% 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 3.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6339

Complementary

  1. #dcd61c
  2. #1c22dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd61c
  2. #1c82dc
  3. #761cdc

Analogous

  1. #dc761c
  2. #dcd61c
  3. #82dc1c

Triadic

  1. #dcd61c
  2. #1cdcd6
  3. #d61cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd61c
  2. #22dc1c
  3. #1c22dc
  4. #d61cdc

Square

  1. #dcd61c
  2. #1cdc76
  3. #1c22dc
  4. #dc1c82

Monochromatic

  1. #54520b
  2. #989413
  3. #dcd61c
  4. #eae65a
  5. #f3f09e

Shades

#dcd61c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd61c
  2. #c6c119
  3. #b0ab16
  4. #9a9614
  5. #848011
  6. #6e6b0e
  7. #58560b
  8. #424008
  9. #2c2b06
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd61c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd61c
  2. #e0da33
  3. #e3de49
  4. #e7e260
  5. #eae677
  6. #eeeb8e
  7. #f1efa4
  8. #f5f3bb
  9. #f8f7d2
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd61c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd61c
  2. #d3cd26
  3. #cac530
  4. #c0bc3a
  5. #b7b444
  6. #aeab4e
  7. #a5a258
  8. #9c9a62
  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 #ecd332 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d42a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cd92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd61c {
  color: #dcd61c;
}
Background
.bg-dcd61c {
  background-color: #dcd61c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd61c {
  border: 2px solid #dcd61c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd61c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 77% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd61c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd61c, #82dc1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd61c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 28 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.48 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.04 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.46 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.38 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.59 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.69 #2329e3 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd61c  rgb(220, 214, 28)  hsl(58, 77%, 49%)  Citrine
#1c22dc  rgb(28, 34, 220)  hsl(238, 77%, 49%)  Blue
#1cdcd6  rgb(28, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 77%, 49%)  Bright Turquoise
#d61cdc  rgb(214, 28, 220)  hsl(298, 77%, 49%)  Medium Orchid