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#DCD620

#dcd620 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd620 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.92% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 85.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.09°, with 74.6% saturation and 49.41% 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 3.52.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6341

Complementary

  1. #dcd620
  2. #2026dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd620
  2. #2084dc
  3. #7820dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7820
  2. #dcd620
  3. #84dc20

Triadic

  1. #dcd620
  2. #20dcd6
  3. #d620dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd620
  2. #26dc20
  3. #2026dc
  4. #d620dc

Square

  1. #dcd620
  2. #20dc78
  3. #2026dc
  4. #dc2084

Monochromatic

  1. #56540d
  2. #999516
  3. #dcd620
  4. #e8e461
  5. #f2efa3

Shades

#dcd620 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd620
  2. #c6c11d
  3. #b0ab1a
  4. #9a9616
  5. #848013
  6. #6e6b10
  7. #58560d
  8. #42400a
  9. #2c2b06
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd620 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd620
  2. #e0da36
  3. #e3de4d
  4. #e7e263
  5. #eae679
  6. #eeeb90
  7. #f1efa6
  8. #f5f3bc
  9. #f8f7d2
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd620 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd620
  2. #d3cd2a
  3. #cac533
  4. #c0bc3d
  5. #b7b446
  6. #aeab50
  7. #a5a25a
  8. #9c9a63
  9. #92916d
  10. #898976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 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 #ecd334 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d42d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cd92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd620 {
  color: #dcd620;
}
Background
.bg-dcd620 {
  background-color: #dcd620;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd620 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd620;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd620;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd620 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd620, #84dc20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd620 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 32 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.52 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.11 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.42 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.44 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.60 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.75 #2329df Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd620  rgb(220, 214, 32)  hsl(58, 75%, 49%)  Citrine
#2026dc  rgb(32, 38, 220)  hsl(238, 75%, 49%)  Blue
#20dcd6  rgb(32, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 75%, 49%)  Bright Turquoise
#d620dc  rgb(214, 32, 220)  hsl(298, 75%, 49%)  Medium Orchid