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#DFD209

#dfd209 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd209 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.35% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 95.96% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.36°, with 92.24% saturation and 45.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.68.

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Relative luminance0.618

Complementary

  1. #dfd209
  2. #0916df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd209
  2. #0981df
  3. #6709df

Analogous

  1. #df6709
  2. #dfd209
  3. #81df09

Triadic

  1. #dfd209
  2. #09dfd2
  3. #d209df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd209
  2. #16df09
  3. #0916df
  4. #d209df

Square

  1. #dfd209
  2. #09df67
  3. #0916df
  4. #df0981

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4803
  2. #958d06
  3. #dfd209
  4. #f7ec3d
  5. #faf387

Shades

#dfd209 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd209
  2. #c9bd08
  3. #b2a807
  4. #9c9306
  5. #867e05
  6. #706905
  7. #595404
  8. #433f03
  9. #2d2a02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd209 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd209
  2. #e2d722
  3. #e5db3a
  4. #e9e053
  5. #ece46b
  6. #efe984
  7. #f2ed9d
  8. #f5f2b5
  9. #f9f6ce
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd209 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd209
  2. #d6ca15
  3. #ccc221
  4. #c3b92d
  5. #b9b139
  6. #b0a945
  7. #a6a150
  8. #9d995c
  9. #939068
  10. #8a8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead128 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1c2b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d21f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac98e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd209 {
  color: #dfd209;
}
Background
.bg-dfd209 {
  background-color: #dfd209;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd209 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd209;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd209;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd209 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd209, #81df09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd209 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.68 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.59 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.61 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.73 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.86 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.53 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.80 #202df6 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd209  rgb(223, 210, 9)  hsl(56, 92%, 45%)  Citrine
#0916df  rgb(9, 22, 223)  hsl(236, 92%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#09dfd2  rgb(9, 223, 210)  hsl(176, 92%, 45%)  Turquoise
#d209df  rgb(210, 9, 223)  hsl(296, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple