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#DFD405

#dfd405 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd405 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.14% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 97.76% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.97°, with 95.61% saturation and 44.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.6279

Complementary

  1. #dfd405
  2. #0510df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd405
  2. #057ddf
  3. #6705df

Analogous

  1. #df6705
  2. #dfd405
  3. #7ddf05

Triadic

  1. #dfd405
  2. #05dfd4
  3. #d405df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd405
  2. #10df05
  3. #0510df
  4. #d405df

Square

  1. #dfd405
  2. #05df67
  3. #0510df
  4. #df057d

Monochromatic

  1. #494602
  2. #948d03
  3. #dfd405
  4. #faf136
  5. #fcf681

Shades

#dfd405 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd405
  2. #c9bf05
  3. #b2aa04
  4. #9c9404
  5. #867f03
  6. #706a03
  7. #595502
  8. #434002
  9. #2d2a01
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd405 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd405
  2. #e2d81e
  3. #e5dd37
  4. #e9e150
  5. #ece569
  6. #efea82
  7. #f2ee9b
  8. #f5f2b4
  9. #f9f6cd
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd405 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd405
  2. #d6cc11
  3. #ccc31e
  4. #c3bb2a
  5. #b9b236
  6. #b0aa43
  7. #a6a24f
  8. #9d995b
  9. #939167
  10. #8a8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd328 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1c5b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d31e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacb8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd405 {
  color: #dfd405;
}
Background
.bg-dfd405 {
  background-color: #dfd405;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd405 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd405;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd405;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd405 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd405, #7ddf05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd405 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 5 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.32 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.12 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.82 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.97 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.17 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.45 #202bfa Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd405  rgb(223, 212, 5)  hsl(57, 96%, 45%)  Citrine
#0510df  rgb(5, 16, 223)  hsl(237, 96%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#05dfd4  rgb(5, 223, 212)  hsl(177, 96%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#d405df  rgb(212, 5, 223)  hsl(297, 96%, 45%)  Electric Purple