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#DFD240

#dfd240 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd240 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 71.3% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.09°, with 71.3% saturation and 56.27% 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 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.6215

Complementary

  1. #dfd240
  2. #404ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd240
  2. #409ddf
  3. #8240df

Analogous

  1. #df8240
  2. #dfd240
  3. #9ddf40

Triadic

  1. #dfd240
  2. #40dfd2
  3. #d240df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd240
  2. #4ddf40
  3. #404ddf
  4. #d240df

Square

  1. #dfd240
  2. #40df82
  3. #404ddf
  4. #df409d

Monochromatic

  1. #736b13
  2. #b4a81e
  3. #dfd240
  4. #eae182
  5. #f5f1c3

Shades

#dfd240 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd240
  2. #c9bd3a
  3. #b2a833
  4. #9c932d
  5. #867e26
  6. #706920
  7. #59541a
  8. #433f13
  9. #2d2a0d
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd240 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd240
  2. #e2d753
  3. #e5db66
  4. #e9e079
  5. #ece48c
  6. #efe9a0
  7. #f2edb3
  8. #f5f2c6
  9. #f9f6d9
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd240 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd240
  2. #d6ca46
  3. #ccc24d
  4. #c3b953
  5. #b9b15a
  6. #b0a960
  7. #a6a166
  8. #9d996d
  9. #939073
  10. #8a887a
  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 #e5cb27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d24a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c4b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d246 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ca95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd240 {
  color: #dfd240;
}
Background
.bg-dfd240 {
  background-color: #dfd240;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd240 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd240;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd240;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 71% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd240 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd240, #9ddf40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd240 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 64 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.30 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.18 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.82 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.88 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.00 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.12 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.78 #202dbf Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd240  rgb(223, 210, 64)  hsl(55, 71%, 56%)  Citrine
#404ddf  rgb(64, 77, 223)  hsl(235, 71%, 56%)  Iris
#40dfd2  rgb(64, 223, 210)  hsl(175, 71%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d240df  rgb(210, 64, 223)  hsl(295, 71%, 56%)  Medium Orchid