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#DFD428

#dfd428 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd428 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 82.06% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.39°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% 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 13.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6293

Complementary

  1. #dfd428
  2. #2833df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd428
  2. #288fdf
  3. #7828df

Analogous

  1. #df7828
  2. #dfd428
  3. #8fdf28

Triadic

  1. #dfd428
  2. #28dfd4
  3. #d428df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd428
  2. #33df28
  3. #2833df
  4. #d428df

Square

  1. #dfd428
  2. #28df78
  3. #2833df
  4. #df288f

Monochromatic

  1. #605b0e
  2. #a29a18
  3. #dfd428
  4. #e9e16b
  5. #f3efad

Shades

#dfd428 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd428
  2. #c9bf24
  3. #b2aa20
  4. #9c941c
  5. #867f18
  6. #706a14
  7. #595510
  8. #43400c
  9. #2d2a08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd428 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd428
  2. #e2d83e
  3. #e5dd53
  4. #e9e169
  5. #ece57e
  6. #efea94
  7. #f2eea9
  8. #f5f2bf
  9. #f9f6d4
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd428 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd428
  2. #d6cc31
  3. #ccc33a
  4. #c3bb42
  5. #b9b24b
  6. #b0aa54
  7. #a6a25d
  8. #9d9966
  9. #93916e
  10. #8a8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd338 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d333 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cb92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd428 {
  color: #dfd428;
}
Background
.bg-dfd428 {
  background-color: #dfd428;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd428 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd428;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd428;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd428 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd428, #8fdf28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd428 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 40 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.29 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.51 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.83 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.31 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.40 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.51 #202bd7 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd428  rgb(223, 212, 40)  hsl(56, 74%, 52%)  Citrine
#2833df  rgb(40, 51, 223)  hsl(236, 74%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#28dfd4  rgb(40, 223, 212)  hsl(176, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d428df  rgb(212, 40, 223)  hsl(296, 74%, 52%)  Medium Orchid