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#DFD421

#dfd421 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd421 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.14% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 85.2% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.53°, with 74.8% saturation and 50.2% 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 13.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6288

Complementary

  1. #dfd421
  2. #212cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd421
  2. #218bdf
  3. #7521df

Analogous

  1. #df7521
  2. #dfd421
  3. #8bdf21

Triadic

  1. #dfd421
  2. #21dfd4
  3. #d421df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd421
  2. #2cdf21
  3. #212cdf
  4. #d421df

Square

  1. #dfd421
  2. #21df75
  3. #212cdf
  4. #df218b

Monochromatic

  1. #5a560d
  2. #9d9517
  3. #dfd421
  4. #e9e164
  5. #f2eea7

Shades

#dfd421 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd421
  2. #c9bf1e
  3. #b2aa1a
  4. #9c9417
  5. #867f14
  6. #706a11
  7. #59550d
  8. #43400a
  9. #2d2a07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd421 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd421
  2. #e2d837
  3. #e5dd4d
  4. #e9e164
  5. #ece57a
  6. #efea90
  7. #f2eea6
  8. #f5f2bc
  9. #f9f6d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd421 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd421
  2. #d6cc2b
  3. #ccc334
  4. #c3bb3e
  5. #b9b247
  6. #b0aa51
  7. #a6a25a
  8. #9d9964
  9. #93916d
  10. #8a8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd334 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d32d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacb91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd421 {
  color: #dfd421;
}
Background
.bg-dfd421 {
  background-color: #dfd421;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd421 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd421;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd421;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd421 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd421, #8bdf21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd421 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.37 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.26 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.36 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.81 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.19 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.42 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.58 #202bde Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd421  rgb(223, 212, 33)  hsl(57, 75%, 50%)  Citrine
#212cdf  rgb(33, 44, 223)  hsl(237, 75%, 50%)  Blue
#21dfd4  rgb(33, 223, 212)  hsl(177, 75%, 50%)  Turquoise
#d421df  rgb(212, 33, 223)  hsl(297, 75%, 50%)  Medium Orchid