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#DCD032

#dcd032 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd032 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 81.57% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 77.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.76°, with 70.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 13.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6056

Complementary

  1. #dcd032
  2. #323edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd032
  2. #3293dc
  3. #7b32dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7b32
  2. #dcd032
  3. #93dc32

Triadic

  1. #dcd032
  2. #32dcd0
  3. #d032dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd032
  2. #3edc32
  3. #323edc
  4. #d032dc

Square

  1. #dcd032
  2. #32dc7b
  3. #323edc
  4. #dc3293

Monochromatic

  1. #645e11
  2. #a59c1c
  3. #dcd032
  4. #e7df73
  5. #f2eeb5

Shades

#dcd032 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd032
  2. #c6bb2d
  3. #b0a628
  4. #9a9223
  5. #847d1e
  6. #6e6819
  7. #585314
  8. #423e0f
  9. #2c2a0a
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd032 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd032
  2. #e0d547
  3. #e3d95b
  4. #e7de70
  5. #eae384
  6. #eee899
  7. #f1ecad
  8. #f5f1c2
  9. #f8f6d6
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd032 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd032
  2. #d3c83a
  3. #cac042
  4. #c0b849
  5. #b7b051
  6. #aea859
  7. #a5a061
  8. #9c9869
  9. #929070
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c901 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cc1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d03a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c791 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd032 {
  color: #dcd032;
}
Background
.bg-dcd032 {
  background-color: #dcd032;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd032 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd032;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd032;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd032 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd032, #93dc32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd032 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 50 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.76 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.30 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.73 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.83 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.40 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.76 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.98 #232fcd Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd032  rgb(220, 208, 50)  hsl(56, 71%, 53%)  Citrine
#323edc  rgb(50, 62, 220)  hsl(236, 71%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#32dcd0  rgb(50, 220, 208)  hsl(176, 71%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d032dc  rgb(208, 50, 220)  hsl(296, 71%, 53%)  Medium Orchid