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#DFD243

#dfd243 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd243 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 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 69.96% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55°, with 70.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 13.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.6219

Complementary

  1. #dfd243
  2. #4350df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd243
  2. #439edf
  3. #8443df

Analogous

  1. #df8443
  2. #dfd243
  3. #9edf43

Triadic

  1. #dfd243
  2. #43dfd2
  3. #d243df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd243
  2. #50df43
  3. #4350df
  4. #d243df

Square

  1. #dfd243
  2. #43df84
  3. #4350df
  4. #df439e

Monochromatic

  1. #756d14
  2. #b6aa1f
  3. #dfd243
  4. #eae284
  5. #f5f1c6

Shades

#dfd243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd243
  2. #c9bd3c
  3. #b2a836
  4. #9c932f
  5. #867e28
  6. #706922
  7. #59541b
  8. #433f14
  9. #2d2a0d
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd243
  2. #e2d756
  3. #e5db69
  4. #e9e07b
  5. #ece48e
  6. #efe9a1
  7. #f2edb4
  8. #f5f2c7
  9. #f9f6d9
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd243
  2. #d6ca49
  3. #ccc24f
  4. #c3b955
  5. #b9b15b
  6. #b0a962
  7. #a6a168
  8. #9d996e
  9. #939074
  10. #8a887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cb2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d24d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d249 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ca95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd243 {
  color: #dfd243;
}
Background
.bg-dfd243 {
  background-color: #dfd243;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd243 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 71% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd243, #9edf43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 67 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.52 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.32 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.58 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.92 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.22 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.74 #202dbc Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd243  rgb(223, 210, 67)  hsl(55, 71%, 57%)  Citrine
#4350df  rgb(67, 80, 223)  hsl(235, 71%, 57%)  Iris
#43dfd2  rgb(67, 223, 210)  hsl(175, 71%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d243df  rgb(210, 67, 223)  hsl(295, 71%, 57%)  Medium Orchid