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#DFD036

#dfd036 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd036 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.57% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 75.78% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.67°, with 72.53% saturation and 54.31% 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 13.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.6107

Complementary

  1. #dfd036
  2. #3645df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd036
  2. #369adf
  3. #7b36df

Analogous

  1. #df7b36
  2. #dfd036
  3. #9adf36

Triadic

  1. #dfd036
  2. #36dfd0
  3. #d036df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd036
  2. #45df36
  3. #3645df
  4. #d036df

Square

  1. #dfd036
  2. #36df7b
  3. #3645df
  4. #df369a

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6311
  2. #ada01c
  3. #dfd036
  4. #eadf78
  5. #f4efba

Shades

#dfd036 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd036
  2. #c9bb31
  3. #b2a62b
  4. #9c9226
  5. #867d20
  6. #70681b
  7. #595316
  8. #433e10
  9. #2d2a0b
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd036 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd036
  2. #e2d54a
  3. #e5d95e
  4. #e9de72
  5. #ece386
  6. #efe89b
  7. #f2ecaf
  8. #f5f1c3
  9. #f9f6d7
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd036 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd036
  2. #d6c83d
  3. #ccc045
  4. #c3b84c
  5. #b9b054
  6. #b0a85b
  7. #a6a062
  8. #9d986a
  9. #939071
  10. #8a8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c911 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d042 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cc25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d03d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c791 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd036 {
  color: #dfd036;
}
Background
.bg-dfd036 {
  background-color: #dfd036;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd036 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd036;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd036;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 73% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd036 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd036, #9adf36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd036 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 54 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.45 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.19 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.65 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.88 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.89 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.05 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.52 #202fc9 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd036  rgb(223, 208, 54)  hsl(55, 73%, 54%)  Citrine
#3645df  rgb(54, 69, 223)  hsl(235, 73%, 54%)  Iris
#36dfd0  rgb(54, 223, 208)  hsl(175, 73%, 54%)  Turquoise
#d036df  rgb(208, 54, 223)  hsl(295, 73%, 54%)  Medium Orchid