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#DFD121

#dfd121 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd121 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.96% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 85.2% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.58°, with 74.8% saturation and 50.2% 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 13.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.614

Complementary

  1. #dfd121
  2. #212fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd121
  2. #218edf
  3. #7221df

Analogous

  1. #df7221
  2. #dfd121
  3. #8edf21

Triadic

  1. #dfd121
  2. #21dfd1
  3. #d121df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd121
  2. #2fdf21
  3. #212fdf
  4. #d121df

Square

  1. #dfd121
  2. #21df72
  3. #212fdf
  4. #df218e

Monochromatic

  1. #5a540d
  2. #9d9317
  3. #dfd121
  4. #e9df64
  5. #f2eda7

Shades

#dfd121 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd121
  2. #c9bc1e
  3. #b2a71a
  4. #9c9217
  5. #867d14
  6. #706911
  7. #59540d
  8. #433f0a
  9. #2d2a07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd121 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd121
  2. #e2d637
  3. #e5da4d
  4. #e9df64
  5. #ece37a
  6. #efe890
  7. #f2eda6
  8. #f5f1bc
  9. #f9f6d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd121 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd121
  2. #d6c92b
  3. #ccc134
  4. #c3b93e
  5. #b9b147
  6. #b0a951
  7. #a6a05a
  8. #9d9864
  9. #93906d
  10. #8a8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cfa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d133 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c2b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d12d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac88f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd121 {
  color: #dfd121;
}
Background
.bg-dfd121 {
  background-color: #dfd121;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd121 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd121;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd121;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd121 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd121, #8edf21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd121 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.67 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.73 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.08 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.70 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.78 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.78 #202ede Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd121  rgb(223, 209, 33)  hsl(56, 75%, 50%)  Citrine
#212fdf  rgb(33, 47, 223)  hsl(236, 75%, 50%)  Blue
#21dfd1  rgb(33, 223, 209)  hsl(176, 75%, 50%)  Turquoise
#d121df  rgb(209, 33, 223)  hsl(296, 75%, 50%)  Medium Orchid