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#DFD049

#dfd049 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd049 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 67.26% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54°, with 70.09% saturation and 58.04% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.6128

Complementary

  1. #dfd049
  2. #4958df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd049
  2. #49a3df
  3. #8549df

Analogous

  1. #df8549
  2. #dfd049
  3. #a3df49

Triadic

  1. #dfd049
  2. #49dfd0
  3. #d049df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd049
  2. #58df49
  3. #4958df
  4. #d049df

Square

  1. #dfd049
  2. #49df85
  3. #4958df
  4. #df49a3

Monochromatic

  1. #7a7015
  2. #bbab21
  3. #dfd049
  4. #eae18a
  5. #f6f2cb

Shades

#dfd049 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd049
  2. #c9bb42
  3. #b2a63a
  4. #9c9233
  5. #867d2c
  6. #706825
  7. #59531d
  8. #433e16
  9. #2d2a0f
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd049 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd049
  2. #e2d55b
  3. #e5d96d
  4. #e9de80
  5. #ece392
  6. #efe8a4
  7. #f2ecb6
  8. #f5f1c8
  9. #f9f6db
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd049 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd049
  2. #d6c84f
  3. #ccc054
  4. #c3b85a
  5. #b9b05f
  6. #b0a865
  7. #a6a06a
  8. #9d9870
  9. #939075
  10. #8a887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cea9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c936 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d051 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc2b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cc3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d04e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd049 {
  color: #dfd049;
}
Background
.bg-dfd049 {
  background-color: #dfd049;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd049 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd049;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd049;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd049 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd049, #a3df49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd049 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 73 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.91 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.01 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.51 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.41 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.45 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.60 #202fb6 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd049  rgb(223, 208, 73)  hsl(54, 70%, 58%)  Citrine
#4958df  rgb(73, 88, 223)  hsl(234, 70%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#49dfd0  rgb(73, 223, 208)  hsl(174, 70%, 58%)  Turquoise
#d049df  rgb(208, 73, 223)  hsl(294, 70%, 58%)  Medium Orchid