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#DFD301

#dfd301 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd301 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.75% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 99.55% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.76°, with 99.11% saturation and 43.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.6228

Complementary

  1. #dfd301
  2. #010ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd301
  2. #017cdf
  3. #6401df

Analogous

  1. #df6401
  2. #dfd301
  3. #7cdf01

Triadic

  1. #dfd301
  2. #01dfd3
  3. #d301df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd301
  2. #0ddf01
  3. #010ddf
  4. #d301df

Square

  1. #dfd301
  2. #01df64
  3. #010ddf
  4. #df017c

Monochromatic

  1. #474300
  2. #938b01
  3. #dfd301
  4. #fef32e
  5. #fef77b

Shades

#dfd301 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd301
  2. #c9be01
  3. #b2a901
  4. #9c9401
  5. #867f01
  6. #706a01
  7. #595400
  8. #433f00
  9. #2d2a00
  10. #161500
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd301 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd301
  2. #e2d71a
  3. #e5dc34
  4. #e9e04d
  5. #ece567
  6. #efe980
  7. #f2ed99
  8. #f5f2b3
  9. #f9f6cc
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd301 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd301
  2. #d6cb0e
  3. #ccc21a
  4. #c3ba27
  5. #b9b234
  6. #b0aa41
  7. #a6a14d
  8. #9d995a
  9. #939167
  10. #8a8873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1c3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d21c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaca8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd301 {
  color: #dfd301;
}
Background
.bg-dfd301 {
  background-color: #dfd301;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd301 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd301;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd301;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 99% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd301 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd301, #7cdf01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd301 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 1 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.94 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.46 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.34 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.78 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.88 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.32 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.60 #202cfe Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd301  rgb(223, 211, 1)  hsl(57, 99%, 44%)  Citrine
#010ddf  rgb(1, 13, 223)  hsl(237, 99%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#01dfd3  rgb(1, 223, 211)  hsl(177, 99%, 44%)  Turquoise
#d301df  rgb(211, 1, 223)  hsl(297, 99%, 44%)  Electric Purple