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#DFD338

#dfd338 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd338 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 74.89% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.69°, with 72.29% saturation and 54.71% 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 13.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6256

Complementary

  1. #dfd338
  2. #3844df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd338
  2. #3898df
  3. #8038df

Analogous

  1. #df8038
  2. #dfd338
  3. #98df38

Triadic

  1. #dfd338
  2. #38dfd3
  3. #d338df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd338
  2. #44df38
  3. #3844df
  4. #d338df

Square

  1. #dfd338
  2. #38df80
  3. #3844df
  4. #df3898

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6611
  2. #aea41c
  3. #dfd338
  4. #eae27a
  5. #f4f0bc

Shades

#dfd338 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd338
  2. #c9be32
  3. #b2a92d
  4. #9c9427
  5. #867f22
  6. #706a1c
  7. #595416
  8. #433f11
  9. #2d2a0b
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd338 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd338
  2. #e2d74c
  3. #e5dc60
  4. #e9e074
  5. #ece588
  6. #efe99c
  7. #f2edaf
  8. #f5f2c3
  9. #f9f6d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd338 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd338
  2. #d6cb3f
  3. #ccc246
  4. #c3ba4e
  5. #b9b255
  6. #b0aa5c
  7. #a6a163
  8. #9d996a
  9. #939172
  10. #8a8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cc15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead244 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cf27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d33f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ca94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd338 {
  color: #dfd338;
}
Background
.bg-dfd338 {
  background-color: #dfd338;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd338 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd338;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd338;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd338 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd338, #98df38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd338 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 56 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.93 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.72 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.26 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.41 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.96 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.38 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.68 #202cc7 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd338  rgb(223, 211, 56)  hsl(56, 72%, 55%)  Citrine
#3844df  rgb(56, 68, 223)  hsl(236, 72%, 55%)  Iris
#38dfd3  rgb(56, 223, 211)  hsl(176, 72%, 55%)  Turquoise
#d338df  rgb(211, 56, 223)  hsl(296, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid