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#DFD409

#dfd409 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd409 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 95.96% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.92°, with 92.24% saturation and 45.49% 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. #dfd409
  2. #0914df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd409
  2. #097fdf
  3. #6909df

Analogous

  1. #df6909
  2. #dfd409
  3. #7fdf09

Triadic

  1. #dfd409
  2. #09dfd4
  3. #d409df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd409
  2. #14df09
  3. #0914df
  4. #d409df

Square

  1. #dfd409
  2. #09df69
  3. #0914df
  4. #df097f

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4803
  2. #958e06
  3. #dfd409
  4. #f7ee3d
  5. #faf487

Shades

#dfd409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd409
  2. #c9bf08
  3. #b2aa07
  4. #9c9406
  5. #867f05
  6. #706a05
  7. #595504
  8. #434003
  9. #2d2a02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd409
  2. #e2d822
  3. #e5dd3a
  4. #e9e153
  5. #ece56b
  6. #efea84
  7. #f2ee9d
  8. #f5f2b5
  9. #f9f6ce
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd409
  2. #d6cc15
  3. #ccc321
  4. #c3bb2d
  5. #b9b239
  6. #b0aa45
  7. #a6a250
  8. #9d995c
  9. #939168
  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 #ecd329 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d320 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd409 {
  color: #dfd409;
}
Background
.bg-dfd409 {
  background-color: #dfd409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd409 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd409, #7fdf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.31 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.13 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.82 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.98 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.19 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.47 #202bf6 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd409  rgb(223, 212, 9)  hsl(57, 92%, 45%)  Citrine
#0914df  rgb(9, 20, 223)  hsl(237, 92%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#09dfd4  rgb(9, 223, 212)  hsl(177, 92%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#d409df  rgb(212, 9, 223)  hsl(297, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple