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#DFD242

#dfd242 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd242 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 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 70.4% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.03°, with 71.04% saturation and 56.67% 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 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.6217

Complementary

  1. #dfd242
  2. #424fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd242
  2. #429edf
  3. #8442df

Analogous

  1. #df8442
  2. #dfd242
  3. #9edf42

Triadic

  1. #dfd242
  2. #42dfd2
  3. #d242df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd242
  2. #4fdf42
  3. #424fdf
  4. #d242df

Square

  1. #dfd242
  2. #42df84
  3. #424fdf
  4. #df429e

Monochromatic

  1. #746c14
  2. #b6a91f
  3. #dfd242
  4. #eae283
  5. #f5f1c5

Shades

#dfd242 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd242
  2. #c9bd3b
  3. #b2a835
  4. #9c932e
  5. #867e28
  6. #706921
  7. #59541a
  8. #433f14
  9. #2d2a0d
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd242 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd242
  2. #e2d755
  3. #e5db68
  4. #e9e07b
  5. #ece48e
  6. #efe9a1
  7. #f2edb3
  8. #f5f2c6
  9. #f9f6d9
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd242 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd242
  2. #d6ca48
  3. #ccc24e
  4. #c3b955
  5. #b9b15b
  6. #b0a961
  7. #a6a167
  8. #9d996d
  9. #939074
  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 #d5d0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cb2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d24c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d248 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ca95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd242 {
  color: #dfd242;
}
Background
.bg-dfd242 {
  background-color: #dfd242;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd242 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd242;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd242;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 71% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd242 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd242, #9edf42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd242 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 66 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.27 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.66 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.94 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.99 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.18 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.75 #202dbd Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd242  rgb(223, 210, 66)  hsl(55, 71%, 57%)  Citrine
#424fdf  rgb(66, 79, 223)  hsl(235, 71%, 57%)  Iris
#42dfd2  rgb(66, 223, 210)  hsl(175, 71%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d242df  rgb(210, 66, 223)  hsl(295, 71%, 57%)  Medium Orchid