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#DFD22B

#dfd22b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd22b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 80.72% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.67°, with 73.77% saturation and 52.16% 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 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.6196

Complementary

  1. #dfd22b
  2. #2b38df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd22b
  2. #2b92df
  3. #782bdf

Analogous

  1. #df782b
  2. #dfd22b
  3. #92df2b

Triadic

  1. #dfd22b
  2. #2bdfd2
  3. #d22bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd22b
  2. #38df2b
  3. #2b38df
  4. #d22bdf

Square

  1. #dfd22b
  2. #2bdf78
  3. #2b38df
  4. #df2b92

Monochromatic

  1. #625c0f
  2. #a59b19
  3. #dfd22b
  4. #e9e06d
  5. #f3eeb0

Shades

#dfd22b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd22b
  2. #c9bd27
  3. #b2a822
  4. #9c931e
  5. #867e1a
  6. #706916
  7. #595411
  8. #433f0d
  9. #2d2a09
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd22b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd22b
  2. #e2d740
  3. #e5db55
  4. #e9e06b
  5. #ece480
  6. #efe995
  7. #f2edaa
  8. #f5f2bf
  9. #f9f6d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd22b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd22b
  2. #d6ca34
  3. #ccc23c
  4. #c3b945
  5. #b9b14d
  6. #b0a956
  7. #a6a15e
  8. #9d9967
  9. #93906f
  10. #8a8878
  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 #ead23a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3ce0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d235 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c991 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd22b {
  color: #dfd22b;
}
Background
.bg-dfd22b {
  background-color: #dfd22b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd22b {
  border: 2px solid #dfd22b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd22b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd22b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd22b, #92df2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd22b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 43 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.16 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.61 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.04 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.77 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.25 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.26 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.63 #202dd4 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd22b  rgb(223, 210, 43)  hsl(56, 74%, 52%)  Citrine
#2b38df  rgb(43, 56, 223)  hsl(236, 74%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2bdfd2  rgb(43, 223, 210)  hsl(176, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d22bdf  rgb(210, 43, 223)  hsl(296, 74%, 52%)  Medium Orchid