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#DFD12E

#dfd12e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd12e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 79.37% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.25°, with 73.44% saturation and 52.75% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6149

Complementary

  1. #dfd12e
  2. #2e3cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd12e
  2. #2e95df
  3. #792edf

Analogous

  1. #df792e
  2. #dfd12e
  3. #95df2e

Triadic

  1. #dfd12e
  2. #2edfd1
  3. #d12edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd12e
  2. #3cdf2e
  3. #2e3cdf
  4. #d12edf

Square

  1. #dfd12e
  2. #2edf79
  3. #2e3cdf
  4. #df2e95

Monochromatic

  1. #655e0f
  2. #a79c1a
  3. #dfd12e
  4. #e9e070
  5. #f3eeb3

Shades

#dfd12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd12e
  2. #c9bc29
  3. #b2a725
  4. #9c9220
  5. #867d1c
  6. #706917
  7. #595412
  8. #433f0e
  9. #2d2a09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd12e
  2. #e2d643
  3. #e5da58
  4. #e9df6d
  5. #ece382
  6. #efe897
  7. #f2edab
  8. #f5f1c0
  9. #f9f6d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd12e
  2. #d6c936
  3. #ccc13e
  4. #c3b947
  5. #b9b14f
  6. #b0a957
  7. #a6a05f
  8. #9d9867
  9. #939070
  10. #8a8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cfa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d13c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c2b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cd16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d137 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd12e {
  color: #dfd12e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd12e {
  background-color: #dfd12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd12e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd12e, #95df2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.12 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.83 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.37 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.78 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.11 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.30 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.41 #202ed1 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd12e  rgb(223, 209, 46)  hsl(55, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#2e3cdf  rgb(46, 60, 223)  hsl(235, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2edfd1  rgb(46, 223, 209)  hsl(175, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d12edf  rgb(209, 46, 223)  hsl(295, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid