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#DCD044

#dcd044 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd044 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 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 69.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.26°, with 68.47% saturation and 56.47% 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 13.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6074

Complementary

  1. #dcd044
  2. #4450dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd044
  2. #449cdc
  3. #8444dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8444
  2. #dcd044
  3. #9cdc44

Triadic

  1. #dcd044
  2. #44dcd0
  3. #d044dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd044
  2. #50dc44
  3. #4450dc
  4. #d044dc

Square

  1. #dcd044
  2. #44dc84
  3. #4450dc
  4. #dc449c

Monochromatic

  1. #726a15
  2. #b2a721
  3. #dcd044
  4. #e8e084
  5. #f4f0c5

Shades

#dcd044 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd044
  2. #c6bb3d
  3. #b0a636
  4. #9a9230
  5. #847d29
  6. #6e6822
  7. #58531b
  8. #423e14
  9. #2c2a0e
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd044 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd044
  2. #e0d557
  3. #e3d969
  4. #e7de7c
  5. #eae38f
  6. #eee8a2
  7. #f1ecb4
  8. #f5f1c7
  9. #f8f6da
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd044 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd044
  2. #d3c84a
  3. #cac050
  4. #c0b856
  5. #b7b05c
  6. #aea862
  7. #a5a068
  8. #9c986e
  9. #929074
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c92e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d04d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cc38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d04a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c894 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd044 {
  color: #dcd044;
}
Background
.bg-dcd044 {
  background-color: #dcd044;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd044 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd044;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd044;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd044 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd044, #9cdc44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd044 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 68 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.89 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.53 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.93 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.29 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.57 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.82 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 7.16 #232fbb Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd044  rgb(220, 208, 68)  hsl(55, 68%, 56%)  Citrine
#4450dc  rgb(68, 80, 220)  hsl(235, 68%, 56%)  Iris
#44dcd0  rgb(68, 220, 208)  hsl(175, 68%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d044dc  rgb(208, 68, 220)  hsl(295, 68%, 56%)  Medium Orchid