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#DFD516

#dfd516 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd516 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.53% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 90.13% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.01°, with 82.04% saturation and 48.04% 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 13.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.6333

Complementary

  1. #dfd516
  2. #1620df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd516
  2. #1685df
  3. #7016df

Analogous

  1. #df7016
  2. #dfd516
  3. #85df16

Triadic

  1. #dfd516
  2. #16dfd5
  3. #d516df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd516
  2. #20df16
  3. #1620df
  4. #d516df

Square

  1. #dfd516
  2. #16df70
  3. #1620df
  4. #df1685

Monochromatic

  1. #545008
  2. #99920f
  3. #dfd516
  4. #eee653
  5. #f5f099

Shades

#dfd516 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd516
  2. #c9c014
  3. #b2aa12
  4. #9c950f
  5. #86800d
  6. #706b0b
  7. #595509
  8. #434007
  9. #2d2b04
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd516 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd516
  2. #e2d92d
  3. #e5dd45
  4. #e9e25c
  5. #ece673
  6. #efea8b
  7. #f2eea2
  8. #f5f2b9
  9. #f9f7d0
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd516 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd516
  2. #d6cd21
  3. #ccc42b
  4. #c3bc36
  5. #b9b340
  6. #b0ab4b
  7. #a6a256
  8. #9d9a60
  9. #93916b
  10. #8a8975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd32e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d426 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacc91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd516 {
  color: #dfd516;
}
Background
.bg-dfd516 {
  background-color: #dfd516;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd516 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd516;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd516;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 82% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd516 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd516, #85df16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd516 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 22 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.53 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.15 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.00 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.87 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.12 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.14 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.41 #202ae9 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd516  rgb(223, 213, 22)  hsl(57, 82%, 48%)  Citrine
#1620df  rgb(22, 32, 223)  hsl(237, 82%, 48%)  Blue
#16dfd5  rgb(22, 223, 213)  hsl(177, 82%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#d516df  rgb(213, 22, 223)  hsl(297, 82%, 48%)  Electric Purple