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#DFD42E

#dfd42e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd42e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 79.37% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.27°, with 73.44% saturation and 52.75% 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 2.68.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6297

Complementary

  1. #dfd42e
  2. #2e39df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd42e
  2. #2e92df
  3. #7c2edf

Analogous

  1. #df7c2e
  2. #dfd42e
  3. #92df2e

Triadic

  1. #dfd42e
  2. #2edfd4
  3. #d42edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd42e
  2. #39df2e
  3. #2e39df
  4. #d42edf

Square

  1. #dfd42e
  2. #2edf7c
  3. #2e39df
  4. #df2e92

Monochromatic

  1. #655f0f
  2. #a79e1a
  3. #dfd42e
  4. #e9e270
  5. #f3efb3

Shades

#dfd42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd42e
  2. #c9bf29
  3. #b2aa25
  4. #9c9420
  5. #867f1c
  6. #706a17
  7. #595512
  8. #43400e
  9. #2d2a09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd42e
  2. #e2d843
  3. #e5dd58
  4. #e9e16d
  5. #ece582
  6. #efea97
  7. #f2eeab
  8. #f5f2c0
  9. #f9f6d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd42e
  2. #d6cc36
  3. #ccc33e
  4. #c3bb47
  5. #b9b24f
  6. #b0aa57
  7. #a6a25f
  8. #9d9967
  9. #939170
  10. #8a8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 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 #ebd33d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d337 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cb93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd42e {
  color: #dfd42e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd42e {
  background-color: #dfd42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd42e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd42e, #92df2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.68 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.36 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.68 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.06 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.44 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.47 #202bd1 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd42e  rgb(223, 212, 46)  hsl(56, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#2e39df  rgb(46, 57, 223)  hsl(236, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2edfd4  rgb(46, 223, 212)  hsl(176, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d42edf  rgb(212, 46, 223)  hsl(296, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid