Citron is soft, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
Inverse Color | #2a38a8 |
Complementary Color | #5664d5 |
Color Shade: | warm yellow (53.33° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Citron Color. The Roti color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Yellow Lupine (#ccaa4d) for more calm effect. Try Oil Yellow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5664d5 is the best complementary color to Citron. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d5c757 complementary color is Indigo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tacha are #d58756 and #a4d556. Thus found on the left and right of #d5c757 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Japonica and Conifer colors as they work well with Citron.
The split-complementary Citron palette consists of #8756d5 and #56a4d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5664d5). Try Medium Purple and Shakespeare colors in combination with #d5c757, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #d5c757 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Citron. Thus Lavender and Viking giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Citron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indigo, Emerald, and Hopbush split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5c757 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Citron tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5664d5) and two others. The Viking is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chestnut Rose – 120° from the complementary Indigo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56d5c7 and #d55664.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5c757 is made of 43% red, 40% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Citron has a hue angle of 53.33°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5c757 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 49.41% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
HEX | #d5c757 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(213,199,87) |
RGB Percentage | 43%, 40%, 17% |
CMYK | 0, 5.49, 49.41, 16.47 |
HSL | hsl(53.33,60%,58.82%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(53.33,59.15%,83.53%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(79.432,-8.8391,56.5257) |
XYZ | xyz(49.5843,55.6811,17.151) |