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#DFD138

#dfd138 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd138 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 74.89% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.97°, with 72.29% saturation and 54.71% 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 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.6157

Complementary

  1. #dfd138
  2. #3846df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd138
  2. #389adf
  3. #7e38df

Analogous

  1. #df7e38
  2. #dfd138
  3. #9adf38

Triadic

  1. #dfd138
  2. #38dfd1
  3. #d138df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd138
  2. #46df38
  3. #3846df
  4. #d138df

Square

  1. #dfd138
  2. #38df7e
  3. #3846df
  4. #df389a

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6511
  2. #aea21c
  3. #dfd138
  4. #eae07a
  5. #f4efbc

Shades

#dfd138 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd138
  2. #c9bc32
  3. #b2a72d
  4. #9c9227
  5. #867d22
  6. #70691c
  7. #595416
  8. #433f11
  9. #2d2a0b
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd138 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd138
  2. #e2d64c
  3. #e5da60
  4. #e9df74
  5. #ece388
  6. #efe89c
  7. #f2edaf
  8. #f5f1c3
  9. #f9f6d7
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd138 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd138
  2. #d6c93f
  3. #ccc146
  4. #c3b94e
  5. #b9b155
  6. #b0a95c
  7. #a6a063
  8. #9d986a
  9. #939072
  10. #8a8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cfa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4ca16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d144 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cd27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d13f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd138 {
  color: #dfd138;
}
Background
.bg-dfd138 {
  background-color: #dfd138;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd138 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd138;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd138;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd138 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd138, #9adf38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd138 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 56 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.66 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.05 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.46 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.72 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.92 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.10 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.61 #202ec7 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd138  rgb(223, 209, 56)  hsl(55, 72%, 55%)  Citrine
#3846df  rgb(56, 70, 223)  hsl(235, 72%, 55%)  Iris
#38dfd1  rgb(56, 223, 209)  hsl(175, 72%, 55%)  Turquoise
#d138df  rgb(209, 56, 223)  hsl(295, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid