ColorTool
Log in
#DFD000

#dfd000 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#dfd000 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.57% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 100% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.96°, with 100% saturation and 43.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc00
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.608

Complementary

  1. #dfd000
  2. #000fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd000
  2. #007fdf
  3. #6000df

Analogous

  1. #df6000
  2. #dfd000
  3. #7fdf00

Triadic

  1. #dfd000
  2. #00dfd0
  3. #d000df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd000
  2. #0fdf00
  3. #000fdf
  4. #d000df

Square

  1. #dfd000
  2. #00df60
  3. #000fdf
  4. #df007f

Monochromatic

  1. #464100
  2. #938900
  3. #dfd000
  4. #fff12d
  5. #fff679

Shades

#dfd000 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd000
  2. #c9bb00
  3. #b2a600
  4. #9c9200
  5. #867d00
  6. #706800
  7. #595300
  8. #433e00
  9. #2d2a00
  10. #161500
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd000 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd000
  2. #e2d51a
  3. #e5d933
  4. #e9de4d
  5. #ece366
  6. #efe880
  7. #f2ec99
  8. #f5f1b3
  9. #f9f6cc
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd000 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd000
  2. #d6c80d
  3. #ccc01a
  4. #c3b826
  5. #b9b033
  6. #b0a840
  7. #a6a04d
  8. #9d985a
  9. #939066
  10. #8a8873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1c0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d01b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dfd000 {
  color: #dfd000;
}
Background
.bg-dfd000 {
  background-color: #dfd000;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd000 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd000;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd000;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd000 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd000, #7fdf00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd000 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.98 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.09 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.72 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.76 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.52 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.76 #202fff Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd000  rgb(223, 208, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 44%)  Citrine
#000fdf  rgb(0, 15, 223)  hsl(236, 100%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#00dfd0  rgb(0, 223, 208)  hsl(176, 100%, 44%)  Turquoise
#d000df  rgb(208, 0, 223)  hsl(296, 100%, 44%)  Electric Purple