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#DFD31B

#dfd31b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd31b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 87.89% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.33°, with 78.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.03.

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Relative luminance0.6236

Complementary

  1. #dfd31b
  2. #1b27df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd31b
  2. #1b89df
  3. #711bdf

Analogous

  1. #df711b
  2. #dfd31b
  3. #89df1b

Triadic

  1. #dfd31b
  2. #1bdfd3
  3. #d31bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd31b
  2. #27df1b
  3. #1b27df
  4. #d31bdf

Square

  1. #dfd31b
  2. #1bdf71
  3. #1b27df
  4. #df1b89

Monochromatic

  1. #57520a
  2. #9b9213
  3. #dfd31b
  4. #ebe25b
  5. #f3eea0

Shades

#dfd31b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd31b
  2. #c9be18
  3. #b2a916
  4. #9c9413
  5. #867f10
  6. #706a0e
  7. #59540b
  8. #433f08
  9. #2d2a05
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd31b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd31b
  2. #e2d732
  3. #e5dc49
  4. #e9e05f
  5. #ece576
  6. #efe98d
  7. #f2eda4
  8. #f5f2bb
  9. #f9f6d1
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd31b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd31b
  2. #d6cb25
  3. #ccc22f
  4. #c3ba39
  5. #b9b243
  6. #b0aa4e
  7. #a6a158
  8. #9d9962
  9. #93916c
  10. #8a8876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 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 #ebd230 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d229 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaca90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd31b {
  color: #dfd31b;
}
Background
.bg-dfd31b {
  background-color: #dfd31b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd31b {
  border: 2px solid #dfd31b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd31b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd31b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd31b, #89df1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd31b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 27 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.03 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.39 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.50 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.75 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.04 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.50 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.77 #202ce4 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd31b  rgb(223, 211, 27)  hsl(56, 78%, 49%)  Citrine
#1b27df  rgb(27, 39, 223)  hsl(236, 78%, 49%)  Blue
#1bdfd3  rgb(27, 223, 211)  hsl(176, 78%, 49%)  Turquoise
#d31bdf  rgb(211, 27, 223)  hsl(296, 78%, 49%)  Electric Purple