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#DFD42C

#dfd42c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd42c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 80.27% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.31°, with 73.66% saturation and 52.35% 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 2.62.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6296

Complementary

  1. #dfd42c
  2. #2c37df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd42c
  2. #2c91df
  3. #7a2cdf

Analogous

  1. #df7a2c
  2. #dfd42c
  3. #91df2c

Triadic

  1. #dfd42c
  2. #2cdfd4
  3. #d42cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd42c
  2. #37df2c
  3. #2c37df
  4. #d42cdf

Square

  1. #dfd42c
  2. #2cdf7a
  3. #2c37df
  4. #df2c91

Monochromatic

  1. #635e0f
  2. #a59d19
  3. #dfd42c
  4. #e9e26e
  5. #f3efb1

Shades

#dfd42c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd42c
  2. #c9bf28
  3. #b2aa23
  4. #9c941f
  5. #867f1a
  6. #706a16
  7. #595512
  8. #43400d
  9. #2d2a09
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd42c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd42c
  2. #e2d841
  3. #e5dd56
  4. #e9e16b
  5. #ece580
  6. #efea96
  7. #f2eeab
  8. #f5f2c0
  9. #f9f6d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd42c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd42c
  2. #d6cc34
  3. #ccc33d
  4. #c3bb45
  5. #b9b24e
  6. #b0aa56
  7. #a6a25e
  8. #9d9967
  9. #93916f
  10. #8a8878
  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 #d6d2a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd33b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d336 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cb93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd42c {
  color: #dfd42c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd42c {
  background-color: #dfd42c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd42c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd42c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd42c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd42c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd42c, #91df2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd42c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 44 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.62 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.33 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.62 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.86 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.18 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.48 #202bd3 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd42c  rgb(223, 212, 44)  hsl(56, 74%, 52%)  Citrine
#2c37df  rgb(44, 55, 223)  hsl(236, 74%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2cdfd4  rgb(44, 223, 212)  hsl(176, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d42cdf  rgb(212, 44, 223)  hsl(296, 74%, 52%)  Medium Orchid