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#DFD309

#dfd309 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd309 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 95.96% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.64°, with 92.24% saturation and 45.49% 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 1.95.

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Relative luminance0.623

Complementary

  1. #dfd309
  2. #0915df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd309
  2. #0980df
  3. #6809df

Analogous

  1. #df6809
  2. #dfd309
  3. #80df09

Triadic

  1. #dfd309
  2. #09dfd3
  3. #d309df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd309
  2. #15df09
  3. #0915df
  4. #d309df

Square

  1. #dfd309
  2. #09df68
  3. #0915df
  4. #df0980

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4803
  2. #958d06
  3. #dfd309
  4. #f7ed3d
  5. #faf487

Shades

#dfd309 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd309
  2. #c9be08
  3. #b2a907
  4. #9c9406
  5. #867f05
  6. #706a05
  7. #595404
  8. #433f03
  9. #2d2a02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd309 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd309
  2. #e2d722
  3. #e5dc3a
  4. #e9e053
  5. #ece56b
  6. #efe984
  7. #f2ed9d
  8. #f5f2b5
  9. #f9f6ce
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd309 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd309
  2. #d6cb15
  3. #ccc221
  4. #c3ba2d
  5. #b9b239
  6. #b0aa45
  7. #a6a150
  8. #9d995c
  9. #939168
  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 #d6d1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd229 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1c4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d220 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaca8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd309 {
  color: #dfd309;
}
Background
.bg-dfd309 {
  background-color: #dfd309;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd309 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd309;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd309;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd309 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd309, #80df09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd309 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.95 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.44 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.37 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.77 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.92 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.35 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.63 #202cf6 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd309  rgb(223, 211, 9)  hsl(57, 92%, 45%)  Citrine
#0915df  rgb(9, 21, 223)  hsl(237, 92%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#09dfd3  rgb(9, 223, 211)  hsl(177, 92%, 45%)  Turquoise
#d309df  rgb(211, 9, 223)  hsl(297, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple