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#DFD229

#dfd229 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd229 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.35% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 81.61% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.71°, with 73.98% saturation and 51.76% 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 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.1.

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Relative luminance0.6194

Complementary

  1. #dfd229
  2. #2936df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd229
  2. #2991df
  3. #7729df

Analogous

  1. #df7729
  2. #dfd229
  3. #91df29

Triadic

  1. #dfd229
  2. #29dfd2
  3. #d229df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd229
  2. #36df29
  3. #2936df
  4. #d229df

Square

  1. #dfd229
  2. #29df77
  3. #2936df
  4. #df2991

Monochromatic

  1. #615b0e
  2. #a39918
  3. #dfd229
  4. #e9e06c
  5. #f3eeae

Shades

#dfd229 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd229
  2. #c9bd25
  3. #b2a821
  4. #9c931d
  5. #867e19
  6. #706915
  7. #595410
  8. #433f0c
  9. #2d2a08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd229 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd229
  2. #e2d73e
  3. #e5db54
  4. #e9e069
  5. #ece47f
  6. #efe994
  7. #f2eda9
  8. #f5f2bf
  9. #f9f6d4
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd229 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd229
  2. #d6ca32
  3. #ccc23a
  4. #c3b943
  5. #b9b14c
  6. #b0a955
  7. #a6a15d
  8. #9d9966
  9. #93906f
  10. #8a8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead239 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3ce08 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d233 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac991 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd229 {
  color: #dfd229;
}
Background
.bg-dfd229 {
  background-color: #dfd229;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd229 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd229;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd229;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd229 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd229, #91df29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd229 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 41 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.10 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.59 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.99 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.75 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.21 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.36 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.68 #202dd6 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd229  rgb(223, 210, 41)  hsl(56, 74%, 52%)  Citrine
#2936df  rgb(41, 54, 223)  hsl(236, 74%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#29dfd2  rgb(41, 223, 210)  hsl(176, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d229df  rgb(210, 41, 223)  hsl(296, 74%, 52%)  Medium Orchid