Lighter companion
Citrine Shadow Dust
#5A5A35 · hsl(60, 26%, 28%)
RGB
rgb(64, 64, 38)
HSL
hsl(60, 26%, 20%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 41%, 75%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 20%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
10.6:1AA
on black
2:1Fail
About this color
Citrine Nocturne Dust (#404026) belongs to the yellow family — hue 60°, 26% saturation, 20% 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-nocturne-dust: #404026; --colorarchive-citrine-nocturne-dust-hsl: hsl(60, 26%, 20%); --colorarchive-citrine-nocturne-dust-rgb: rgb(64, 64, 38); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Citrine Ink Dust
#2D2D1A · hsl(60, 26%, 14%)
Complementary counterpoint
Iris Nocturne Dust
#262640 · hsl(240, 26%, 20%)
Analogous lead
Olive Nocturne Dust
#374026 · hsl(80, 26%, 20%)
Analogous echo
Apricot Nocturne Dust
#403726 · hsl(40, 26%, 20%)
Triadic +120°
Aqua Nocturne Dust
#264040 · hsl(180, 26%, 20%)
Triadic +240°
Fuchsia Nocturne Dust
#402640 · hsl(300, 26%, 20%)
Split-comp +150°
Sapphire Nocturne Dust
#263340 · hsl(210, 26%, 20%)
Split-comp +210°
Plum Nocturne Dust
#332640 · hsl(270, 26%, 20%)
Export preview
Base: Citrine Nocturne Dust #404026 Lighter companion: Citrine Shadow Dust #5A5A35 Darker companion: Citrine Ink Dust #2D2D1A Complementary counterpoint: Iris Nocturne Dust #262640 Analogous lead: Olive Nocturne Dust #374026 Analogous echo: Apricot Nocturne Dust #403726 Triadic +120°: Aqua Nocturne Dust #264040 Triadic +240°: Fuchsia Nocturne Dust #402640 Split-comp +150°: Sapphire Nocturne Dust #263340 Split-comp +210°: Plum Nocturne Dust #332640
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Citrine Nocturne Muted
#3C3C2A · hsl(60, 18%, 20%)
Nearby match
Citrine Nocturne Soft
#444422 · hsl(60, 34%, 20%)
Nearby match
Citrine Ink Dust
#2D2D1A · hsl(60, 26%, 14%)
Nearby match
Canary Nocturne Dust
#403E26 · hsl(55, 26%, 20%)
Nearby match
Citrine Shadow Dust
#5A5A35 · hsl(60, 26%, 28%)
Nearby match
Citrine Nocturne Faint
#38382E · hsl(60, 10%, 20%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#40402F
Protanopia
#40402E
Tritanopia
#403334
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