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#DFD331

#dfd331 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd331 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 78.03% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.86°, with 73.11% saturation and 53.33% 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 13.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.625

Complementary

  1. #dfd331
  2. #313ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd331
  2. #3194df
  3. #7c31df

Analogous

  1. #df7c31
  2. #dfd331
  3. #94df31

Triadic

  1. #dfd331
  2. #31dfd3
  3. #d331df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd331
  2. #3ddf31
  3. #313ddf
  4. #d331df

Square

  1. #dfd331
  2. #31df7c
  3. #313ddf
  4. #df3194

Monochromatic

  1. #676110
  2. #a99f1a
  3. #dfd331
  4. #e9e173
  5. #f4efb5

Shades

#dfd331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd331
  2. #c9be2c
  3. #b2a927
  4. #9c9422
  5. #867f1d
  6. #706a19
  7. #595414
  8. #433f0f
  9. #2d2a0a
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd331
  2. #e2d746
  3. #e5dc5a
  4. #e9e06f
  5. #ece583
  6. #efe998
  7. #f2edad
  8. #f5f2c1
  9. #f9f6d6
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd331
  2. #d6cb39
  3. #ccc241
  4. #c3ba49
  5. #b9b251
  6. #b0aa59
  7. #a6a160
  8. #9d9968
  9. #939170
  10. #8a8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead23f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c4b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3ce1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d33a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ca93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd331 {
  color: #dfd331;
}
Background
.bg-dfd331 {
  background-color: #dfd331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd331 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd331, #94df31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 49 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.59 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.55 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.99 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.86 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.88 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.46 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.59 #202cce Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd331  rgb(223, 211, 49)  hsl(56, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#313ddf  rgb(49, 61, 223)  hsl(236, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#31dfd3  rgb(49, 223, 211)  hsl(176, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d331df  rgb(211, 49, 223)  hsl(296, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid