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#DFD040

#dfd040 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd040 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 71.3% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.34°, with 71.3% saturation and 56.27% 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 13.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6117

Complementary

  1. #dfd040
  2. #404fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd040
  2. #409edf
  3. #8040df

Analogous

  1. #df8040
  2. #dfd040
  3. #9edf40

Triadic

  1. #dfd040
  2. #40dfd0
  3. #d040df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd040
  2. #4fdf40
  3. #404fdf
  4. #d040df

Square

  1. #dfd040
  2. #40df80
  3. #404fdf
  4. #df409e

Monochromatic

  1. #736a13
  2. #b4a61e
  3. #dfd040
  4. #eae082
  5. #f5f0c3

Shades

#dfd040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd040
  2. #c9bb3a
  3. #b2a633
  4. #9c922d
  5. #867d26
  6. #706820
  7. #59531a
  8. #433e13
  9. #2d2a0d
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd040
  2. #e2d553
  3. #e5d966
  4. #e9de79
  5. #ece38c
  6. #efe8a0
  7. #f2ecb3
  8. #f5f1c6
  9. #f9f6d9
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd040
  2. #d6c846
  3. #ccc04d
  4. #c3b853
  5. #b9b05a
  6. #b0a860
  7. #a6a066
  8. #9d986d
  9. #939073
  10. #8a887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c927 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d04a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cc33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d046 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd040 {
  color: #dfd040;
}
Background
.bg-dfd040 {
  background-color: #dfd040;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd040 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 71% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd040, #9edf40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 64 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.15 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.54 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.93 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.74 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.12 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.34 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.52 #202fbf Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd040  rgb(223, 208, 64)  hsl(54, 71%, 56%)  Citrine
#404fdf  rgb(64, 79, 223)  hsl(234, 71%, 56%)  Iris
#40dfd0  rgb(64, 223, 208)  hsl(174, 71%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d040df  rgb(208, 64, 223)  hsl(294, 71%, 56%)  Medium Orchid