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#DFCD2D

#dfcd2d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfcd2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 80.39% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.07% magenta, 79.82% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.93°, with 73.55% saturation and 52.55% 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5954

Complementary

  1. #dfcd2d
  2. #2d3fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfcd2d
  2. #2d98df
  3. #742ddf

Analogous

  1. #df742d
  2. #dfcd2d
  3. #98df2d

Triadic

  1. #dfcd2d
  2. #2ddfcd
  3. #cd2ddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcd2d
  2. #3fdf2d
  3. #2d3fdf
  4. #cd2ddf

Square

  1. #dfcd2d
  2. #2ddf74
  3. #2d3fdf
  4. #df2d98

Monochromatic

  1. #645b0f
  2. #a69819
  3. #dfcd2d
  4. #e9dd6f
  5. #f3edb2

Shades

#dfcd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcd2d
  2. #c9b929
  3. #b2a424
  4. #9c9020
  5. #867b1b
  6. #706717
  7. #595212
  8. #433e0e
  9. #2d2909
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcd2d
  2. #e2d242
  3. #e5d757
  4. #e9dc6c
  5. #ece181
  6. #efe696
  7. #f2ebab
  8. #f5f0c0
  9. #f9f5d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcd2d
  2. #d6c535
  3. #ccbe3e
  4. #c3b646
  5. #b9ae4e
  6. #b0a757
  7. #a69f5f
  8. #9d9767
  9. #938f6f
  10. #8a8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cca3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0beb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c915 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ce36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcd2d {
  color: #dfcd2d;
}
Background
.bg-dfcd2d {
  background-color: #dfcd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcd2d {
  border: 2px solid #dfcd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 74% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcd2d, #98df2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 45 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.69 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.87 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.07 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.10 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.30 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.39 #2032d2 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfcd2d  rgb(223, 205, 45)  hsl(54, 74%, 53%)  Citrine
#2d3fdf  rgb(45, 63, 223)  hsl(234, 74%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2ddfcd  rgb(45, 223, 205)  hsl(174, 74%, 53%)  Turquoise
#cd2ddf  rgb(205, 45, 223)  hsl(294, 74%, 53%)  Medium Orchid