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#DFD23E

#dfd23e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd23e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 72.2% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.16°, with 71.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 13.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6213

Complementary

  1. #dfd23e
  2. #3e4bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd23e
  2. #3e9bdf
  3. #823edf

Analogous

  1. #df823e
  2. #dfd23e
  3. #9bdf3e

Triadic

  1. #dfd23e
  2. #3edfd2
  3. #d23edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd23e
  2. #4bdf3e
  3. #3e4bdf
  4. #d23edf

Square

  1. #dfd23e
  2. #3edf82
  3. #3e4bdf
  4. #df3e9b

Monochromatic

  1. #716a13
  2. #b3a71e
  3. #dfd23e
  4. #eae180
  5. #f5f1c1

Shades

#dfd23e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd23e
  2. #c9bd38
  3. #b2a832
  4. #9c932b
  5. #867e25
  6. #70691f
  7. #595419
  8. #433f13
  9. #2d2a0c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd23e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd23e
  2. #e2d751
  3. #e5db65
  4. #e9e078
  5. #ece48b
  6. #efe99f
  7. #f2edb2
  8. #f5f2c5
  9. #f9f6d8
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd23e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd23e
  2. #d6ca45
  3. #ccc24b
  4. #c3b952
  5. #b9b158
  6. #b0a95f
  7. #a6a166
  8. #9d996c
  9. #939073
  10. #8a8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cb23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d248 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c4b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d244 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd23e {
  color: #dfd23e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd23e {
  background-color: #dfd23e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd23e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd23e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd23e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 72% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd23e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd23e, #9bdf3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd23e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 62 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.16 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.09 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.98 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.77 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.06 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.07 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.82 #202dc1 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd23e  rgb(223, 210, 62)  hsl(55, 72%, 56%)  Citrine
#3e4bdf  rgb(62, 75, 223)  hsl(235, 72%, 56%)  Iris
#3edfd2  rgb(62, 223, 210)  hsl(175, 72%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d23edf  rgb(210, 62, 223)  hsl(295, 72%, 56%)  Medium Orchid