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#DFD324

#dfd324 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd324 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.75% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 83.86% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.15°, with 74.5% saturation and 50.78% 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 13.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.624

Complementary

  1. #dfd324
  2. #2430df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd324
  2. #248ddf
  3. #7524df

Analogous

  1. #df7524
  2. #dfd324
  3. #8ddf24

Triadic

  1. #dfd324
  2. #24dfd3
  3. #d324df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd324
  2. #30df24
  3. #2430df
  4. #d324df

Square

  1. #dfd324
  2. #24df75
  3. #2430df
  4. #df248d

Monochromatic

  1. #5c570e
  2. #9f9617
  3. #dfd324
  4. #e9e067
  5. #f3eea9

Shades

#dfd324 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd324
  2. #c9be20
  3. #b2a91d
  4. #9c9419
  5. #867f16
  6. #706a12
  7. #59540e
  8. #433f0b
  9. #2d2a07
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd324 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd324
  2. #e2d73a
  3. #e5dc50
  4. #e9e066
  5. #ece57c
  6. #efe992
  7. #f2eda7
  8. #f5f2bd
  9. #f9f6d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd324 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd324
  2. #d6cb2d
  3. #ccc236
  4. #c3ba40
  5. #b9b249
  6. #b0aa52
  7. #a6a15b
  8. #9d9964
  9. #93916e
  10. #8a8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd236 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d22f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaca91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd324 {
  color: #dfd324;
}
Background
.bg-dfd324 {
  background-color: #dfd324;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd324 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd324;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd324;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd324 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd324, #8ddf24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd324 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 36 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.18 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.40 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.65 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.77 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.17 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.60 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.63 #202cdb Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd324  rgb(223, 211, 36)  hsl(56, 75%, 51%)  Citrine
#2430df  rgb(36, 48, 223)  hsl(236, 75%, 51%)  Blue
#24dfd3  rgb(36, 223, 211)  hsl(176, 75%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d324df  rgb(211, 36, 223)  hsl(296, 75%, 51%)  Medium Orchid