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#DFD325

#dfd325 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd325 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 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 83.41% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.13°, with 74.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 2.2.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6241

Complementary

  1. #dfd325
  2. #2531df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd325
  2. #258edf
  3. #7625df

Analogous

  1. #df7625
  2. #dfd325
  3. #8edf25

Triadic

  1. #dfd325
  2. #25dfd3
  3. #d325df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd325
  2. #31df25
  3. #2531df
  4. #d325df

Square

  1. #dfd325
  2. #25df76
  3. #2531df
  4. #df258e

Monochromatic

  1. #5d580e
  2. #a09717
  3. #dfd325
  4. #e9e068
  5. #f3eeaa

Shades

#dfd325 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd325
  2. #c9be21
  3. #b2a91e
  4. #9c941a
  5. #867f16
  6. #706a13
  7. #59540f
  8. #433f0b
  9. #2d2a07
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd325 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd325
  2. #e2d73b
  3. #e5dc51
  4. #e9e066
  5. #ece57c
  6. #efe992
  7. #f2eda8
  8. #f5f2be
  9. #f9f6d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd325 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd325
  2. #d6cb2e
  3. #ccc237
  4. #c3ba40
  5. #b9b249
  6. #b0aa53
  7. #a6a15c
  8. #9d9965
  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 #f0c4b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d330 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaca91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd325 {
  color: #dfd325;
}
Background
.bg-dfd325 {
  background-color: #dfd325;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd325 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd325;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd325;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd325 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd325, #8edf25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd325 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 37 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.20 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.41 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.67 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.77 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.19 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.55 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.65 #202cda Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd325  rgb(223, 211, 37)  hsl(56, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#2531df  rgb(37, 49, 223)  hsl(236, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#25dfd3  rgb(37, 223, 211)  hsl(176, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d325df  rgb(211, 37, 223)  hsl(296, 74%, 51%)  Medium Orchid