Lighter companion
Citrine Radiant Dust
#A8A86B · hsl(60, 26%, 54%)
RGB
rgb(154, 154, 91)
HSL
hsl(60, 26%, 48%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 41%, 40%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 48%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.9:1Fail
on black
7.1:1AA
About this color
Citrine Core Dust (#9A9A5B) belongs to the yellow family — hue 60°, 26% saturation, 48% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-citrine-core-dust: #9A9A5B; --colorarchive-citrine-core-dust-hsl: hsl(60, 26%, 48%); --colorarchive-citrine-core-dust-rgb: rgb(154, 154, 91); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Citrine Velvet Dust
#87874F · hsl(60, 26%, 42%)
Complementary counterpoint
Iris Core Dust
#5B5B9A · hsl(240, 26%, 48%)
Analogous lead
Olive Core Dust
#859A5B · hsl(80, 26%, 48%)
Analogous echo
Apricot Core Dust
#9A855B · hsl(40, 26%, 48%)
Triadic +120°
Aqua Core Dust
#5B9A9A · hsl(180, 26%, 48%)
Triadic +240°
Fuchsia Core Dust
#9A5B9A · hsl(300, 26%, 48%)
Split-comp +150°
Sapphire Core Dust
#5B7A9A · hsl(210, 26%, 48%)
Split-comp +210°
Plum Core Dust
#7A5B9A · hsl(270, 26%, 48%)
Export preview
Base: Citrine Core Dust #9A9A5B Lighter companion: Citrine Radiant Dust #A8A86B Darker companion: Citrine Velvet Dust #87874F Complementary counterpoint: Iris Core Dust #5B5B9A Analogous lead: Olive Core Dust #859A5B Analogous echo: Apricot Core Dust #9A855B Triadic +120°: Aqua Core Dust #5B9A9A Triadic +240°: Fuchsia Core Dust #9A5B9A Split-comp +150°: Sapphire Core Dust #5B7A9A Split-comp +210°: Plum Core Dust #7A5B9A
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Citrine Core Muted
#909064 · hsl(60, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Citrine Core Soft
#A4A451 · hsl(60, 34%, 48%)
Nearby match
Citrine Velvet Dust
#87874F · hsl(60, 26%, 42%)
Nearby match
Citrine Radiant Dust
#A8A86B · hsl(60, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Canary Core Dust
#9A955B · hsl(55, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Citrine Core Faint
#87876E · hsl(60, 10%, 48%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#9A9A73
Protanopia
#9A9A6E
Tritanopia
#9A7B7E
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