Lighter companion
Citrine Core Dust
#9A9A5B · hsl(60, 26%, 48%)
RGB
rgb(135, 135, 79)
HSL
hsl(60, 26%, 42%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 41%, 47%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 42%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.7:1AA Large
on black
5.6:1AA
About this color
Citrine Velvet Dust (#87874F) belongs to the yellow family — hue 60°, 26% saturation, 42% 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-velvet-dust: #87874F; --colorarchive-citrine-velvet-dust-hsl: hsl(60, 26%, 42%); --colorarchive-citrine-velvet-dust-rgb: rgb(135, 135, 79); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Citrine Dusk Dust
#6D6D40 · hsl(60, 26%, 34%)
Complementary counterpoint
Iris Velvet Dust
#4F4F87 · hsl(240, 26%, 42%)
Analogous lead
Olive Velvet Dust
#74874F · hsl(80, 26%, 42%)
Analogous echo
Apricot Velvet Dust
#87744F · hsl(40, 26%, 42%)
Triadic +120°
Aqua Velvet Dust
#4F8787 · hsl(180, 26%, 42%)
Triadic +240°
Fuchsia Velvet Dust
#874F87 · hsl(300, 26%, 42%)
Split-comp +150°
Sapphire Velvet Dust
#4F6B87 · hsl(210, 26%, 42%)
Split-comp +210°
Plum Velvet Dust
#6B4F87 · hsl(270, 26%, 42%)
Export preview
Base: Citrine Velvet Dust #87874F Lighter companion: Citrine Core Dust #9A9A5B Darker companion: Citrine Dusk Dust #6D6D40 Complementary counterpoint: Iris Velvet Dust #4F4F87 Analogous lead: Olive Velvet Dust #74874F Analogous echo: Apricot Velvet Dust #87744F Triadic +120°: Aqua Velvet Dust #4F8787 Triadic +240°: Fuchsia Velvet Dust #874F87 Split-comp +150°: Sapphire Velvet Dust #4F6B87 Split-comp +210°: Plum Velvet Dust #6B4F87
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Citrine Velvet Muted
#7E7E58 · hsl(60, 18%, 42%)
Nearby match
Citrine Velvet Soft
#909047 · hsl(60, 34%, 42%)
Nearby match
Citrine Core Dust
#9A9A5B · hsl(60, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Canary Velvet Dust
#87824F · hsl(55, 26%, 42%)
Nearby match
Citrine Dusk Dust
#6D6D40 · hsl(60, 26%, 34%)
Nearby match
Citrine Velvet Faint
#767660 · hsl(60, 10%, 42%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#878764
Protanopia
#878760
Tritanopia
#876C6E
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