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#DFD31D

#dfd31d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd31d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 87% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.29°, with 76.98% saturation and 49.41% 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 2.06.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6237

Complementary

  1. #dfd31d
  2. #1d29df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd31d
  2. #1d8adf
  3. #721ddf

Analogous

  1. #df721d
  2. #dfd31d
  3. #8adf1d

Triadic

  1. #dfd31d
  2. #1ddfd3
  3. #d31ddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd31d
  2. #29df1d
  3. #1d29df
  4. #d31ddf

Square

  1. #dfd31d
  2. #1ddf72
  3. #1d29df
  4. #df1d8a

Monochromatic

  1. #58530b
  2. #9b9314
  3. #dfd31d
  4. #eae15e
  5. #f3eea2

Shades

#dfd31d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd31d
  2. #c9be1a
  3. #b2a917
  4. #9c9414
  5. #867f11
  6. #706a0f
  7. #59540c
  8. #433f09
  9. #2d2a06
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd31d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd31d
  2. #e2d734
  3. #e5dc4a
  4. #e9e061
  5. #ece577
  6. #efe98e
  7. #f2eda5
  8. #f5f2bb
  9. #f9f6d2
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd31d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd31d
  2. #d6cb27
  3. #ccc231
  4. #c3ba3b
  5. #b9b245
  6. #b0aa4f
  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 #d6d1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd231 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d22a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaca90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd31d {
  color: #dfd31d;
}
Background
.bg-dfd31d {
  background-color: #dfd31d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd31d {
  border: 2px solid #dfd31d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd31d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 77% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd31d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd31d, #8adf1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd31d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 29 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.06 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.39 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.53 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.75 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.07 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.52 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.80 #202ce2 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd31d  rgb(223, 211, 29)  hsl(56, 77%, 49%)  Citrine
#1d29df  rgb(29, 41, 223)  hsl(236, 77%, 49%)  Blue
#1ddfd3  rgb(29, 223, 211)  hsl(176, 77%, 49%)  Turquoise
#d31ddf  rgb(211, 29, 223)  hsl(296, 77%, 49%)  Medium Orchid