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#DFD412

#dfd412 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd412 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 91.93% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.78°, with 85.06% saturation and 47.25% 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 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.6282

Complementary

  1. #dfd412
  2. #121ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd412
  2. #1283df
  3. #6d12df

Analogous

  1. #df6d12
  2. #dfd412
  3. #83df12

Triadic

  1. #dfd412
  2. #12dfd4
  3. #d412df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd412
  2. #1ddf12
  3. #121ddf
  4. #d412df

Square

  1. #dfd412
  2. #12df6d
  3. #121ddf
  4. #df1283

Monochromatic

  1. #514d07
  2. #98910c
  3. #dfd412
  4. #f1e84d
  5. #f6f194

Shades

#dfd412 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd412
  2. #c9bf10
  3. #b2aa0e
  4. #9c940d
  5. #867f0b
  6. #706a09
  7. #595507
  8. #434005
  9. #2d2a04
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd412 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd412
  2. #e2d82a
  3. #e5dd41
  4. #e9e159
  5. #ece571
  6. #efea89
  7. #f2eea0
  8. #f5f2b8
  9. #f9f6d0
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd412 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd412
  2. #d6cc1d
  3. #ccc328
  4. #c3bb33
  5. #b9b23e
  6. #b0aa49
  7. #a6a254
  8. #9d995f
  9. #93916a
  10. #8a8875
  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 #d6d1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd32c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d324 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd412 {
  color: #dfd412;
}
Background
.bg-dfd412 {
  background-color: #dfd412;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd412 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd412;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd412;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd412 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd412, #83df12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd412 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 18 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.24 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.28 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.18 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.81 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.03 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.24 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.53 #202bed Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd412  rgb(223, 212, 18)  hsl(57, 85%, 47%)  Citrine
#121ddf  rgb(18, 29, 223)  hsl(237, 85%, 47%)  Blue
#12dfd4  rgb(18, 223, 212)  hsl(177, 85%, 47%)  Turquoise
#d412df  rgb(212, 18, 223)  hsl(297, 85%, 47%)  Electric Purple