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#DFD009

#dfd009 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd009 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 95.96% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.79°, with 92.24% saturation and 45.49% 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 1.22.

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Relative luminance0.6082

Complementary

  1. #dfd009
  2. #0918df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd009
  2. #0983df
  3. #6509df

Analogous

  1. #df6509
  2. #dfd009
  3. #83df09

Triadic

  1. #dfd009
  2. #09dfd0
  3. #d009df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd009
  2. #18df09
  3. #0918df
  4. #d009df

Square

  1. #dfd009
  2. #09df65
  3. #0918df
  4. #df0983

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4703
  2. #958b06
  3. #dfd009
  4. #f7ea3d
  5. #faf287

Shades

#dfd009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd009
  2. #c9bb08
  3. #b2a607
  4. #9c9206
  5. #867d05
  6. #706805
  7. #595304
  8. #433e03
  9. #2d2a02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd009
  2. #e2d522
  3. #e5d93a
  4. #e9de53
  5. #ece36b
  6. #efe884
  7. #f2ec9d
  8. #f5f1b5
  9. #f9f6ce
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd009
  2. #d6c815
  3. #ccc021
  4. #c3b82d
  5. #b9b039
  6. #b0a845
  7. #a6a050
  8. #9d985c
  9. #939068
  10. #8a8874
  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 #e9d028 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1c0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d01f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac78d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd009 {
  color: #dfd009;
}
Background
.bg-dfd009 {
  background-color: #dfd009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd009 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd009, #83df09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.95 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.13 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.71 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.80 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.55 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.76 #202ff6 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd009  rgb(223, 208, 9)  hsl(56, 92%, 45%)  Citrine
#0918df  rgb(9, 24, 223)  hsl(236, 92%, 45%)  Blue
#09dfd0  rgb(9, 223, 208)  hsl(176, 92%, 45%)  Turquoise
#d009df  rgb(208, 9, 223)  hsl(296, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple