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#DFD016

#dfd016 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd016 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 90.13% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.52°, with 82.04% saturation and 48.04% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.29.

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Relative luminance0.6086

Complementary

  1. #dfd016
  2. #1625df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd016
  2. #168adf
  3. #6b16df

Analogous

  1. #df6b16
  2. #dfd016
  3. #8adf16

Triadic

  1. #dfd016
  2. #16dfd0
  3. #d016df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd016
  2. #25df16
  3. #1625df
  4. #d016df

Square

  1. #dfd016
  2. #16df6b
  3. #1625df
  4. #df168a

Monochromatic

  1. #544e08
  2. #998f0f
  3. #dfd016
  4. #eee353
  5. #f5ee99

Shades

#dfd016 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd016
  2. #c9bb14
  3. #b2a612
  4. #9c920f
  5. #867d0d
  6. #70680b
  7. #595309
  8. #433e07
  9. #2d2a04
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd016 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd016
  2. #e2d52d
  3. #e5d945
  4. #e9de5c
  5. #ece373
  6. #efe88b
  7. #f2eca2
  8. #f5f1b9
  9. #f9f6d0
  10. #fcfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd016 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd016
  2. #d6c821
  3. #ccc02b
  4. #c3b836
  5. #b9b040
  6. #b0a84b
  7. #a6a056
  8. #9d9860
  9. #93906b
  10. #8a8875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d02d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1c1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d025 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac78d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd016 {
  color: #dfd016;
}
Background
.bg-dfd016 {
  background-color: #dfd016;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd016 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd016;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd016;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 82% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd016 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd016, #8adf16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd016 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 22 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.29 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.92 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.20 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.69 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.88 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.60 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.75 #202fe9 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd016  rgb(223, 208, 22)  hsl(56, 82%, 48%)  Citrine
#1625df  rgb(22, 37, 223)  hsl(236, 82%, 48%)  Blue
#16dfd0  rgb(22, 223, 208)  hsl(176, 82%, 48%)  Turquoise
#d016df  rgb(208, 22, 223)  hsl(296, 82%, 48%)  Electric Purple