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#DFD305

#dfd305 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd305 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 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 97.76% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.7°, with 95.61% saturation and 44.71% 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 luminance0.6229

Complementary

  1. #dfd305
  2. #0511df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd305
  2. #057edf
  3. #6605df

Analogous

  1. #df6605
  2. #dfd305
  3. #7edf05

Triadic

  1. #dfd305
  2. #05dfd3
  3. #d305df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd305
  2. #11df05
  3. #0511df
  4. #d305df

Square

  1. #dfd305
  2. #05df66
  3. #0511df
  4. #df057e

Monochromatic

  1. #494502
  2. #948c03
  3. #dfd305
  4. #faf036
  5. #fcf581

Shades

#dfd305 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd305
  2. #c9be05
  3. #b2a904
  4. #9c9404
  5. #867f03
  6. #706a03
  7. #595402
  8. #433f02
  9. #2d2a01
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd305 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd305
  2. #e2d71e
  3. #e5dc37
  4. #e9e050
  5. #ece569
  6. #efe982
  7. #f2ed9b
  8. #f5f2b4
  9. #f9f6cd
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd305 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd305
  2. #d6cb11
  3. #ccc21e
  4. #c3ba2a
  5. #b9b236
  6. #b0aa43
  7. #a6a14f
  8. #9d995b
  9. #939167
  10. #8a8874
  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 #ebd227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1c3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d21e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaca8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd305 {
  color: #dfd305;
}
Background
.bg-dfd305 {
  background-color: #dfd305;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd305 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd305;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd305;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd305 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd305, #7edf05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd305 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 5 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.94 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.45 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.35 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.77 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.90 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.34 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.61 #202cfa Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd305  rgb(223, 211, 5)  hsl(57, 96%, 45%)  Citrine
#0511df  rgb(5, 17, 223)  hsl(237, 96%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#05dfd3  rgb(5, 223, 211)  hsl(177, 96%, 45%)  Turquoise
#d305df  rgb(211, 5, 223)  hsl(297, 96%, 45%)  Electric Purple