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#DFCD2E

#dfcd2e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfcd2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.07% magenta, 79.37% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.9°, with 73.44% saturation and 52.75% 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 1.93.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5955

Complementary

  1. #dfcd2e
  2. #2e40df

Split complementary

  1. #dfcd2e
  2. #2e99df
  3. #752edf

Analogous

  1. #df752e
  2. #dfcd2e
  3. #99df2e

Triadic

  1. #dfcd2e
  2. #2edfcd
  3. #cd2edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcd2e
  2. #40df2e
  3. #2e40df
  4. #cd2edf

Square

  1. #dfcd2e
  2. #2edf75
  3. #2e40df
  4. #df2e99

Monochromatic

  1. #655c0f
  2. #a7991a
  3. #dfcd2e
  4. #e9dd70
  5. #f3edb3

Shades

#dfcd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcd2e
  2. #c9b929
  3. #b2a425
  4. #9c9020
  5. #867b1c
  6. #706717
  7. #595212
  8. #433e0e
  9. #2d2909
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcd2e
  2. #e2d243
  3. #e5d758
  4. #e9dc6d
  5. #ece182
  6. #efe697
  7. #f2ebab
  8. #f5f0c0
  9. #f9f5d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcd2e
  2. #d6c536
  3. #ccbe3e
  4. #c3b647
  5. #b9ae4f
  6. #b0a757
  7. #a69f5f
  8. #9d9767
  9. #938f70
  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 #e6ce3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0beb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c917 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ce36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcd2e {
  color: #dfcd2e;
}
Background
.bg-dfcd2e {
  background-color: #dfcd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcd2e {
  border: 2px solid #dfcd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcd2e, #99df2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.93 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.71 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.88 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.04 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.11 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.33 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.38 #2032d1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfcd2e  rgb(223, 205, 46)  hsl(54, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#2e40df  rgb(46, 64, 223)  hsl(234, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2edfcd  rgb(46, 223, 205)  hsl(174, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#cd2edf  rgb(205, 46, 223)  hsl(294, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid