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#DFD51E

#dfd51e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd51e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 86.55% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.89°, with 76.28% saturation and 49.61% 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 13.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6337

Complementary

  1. #dfd51e
  2. #1e28df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd51e
  2. #1e89df
  3. #751edf

Analogous

  1. #df751e
  2. #dfd51e
  3. #89df1e

Triadic

  1. #dfd51e
  2. #1edfd5
  3. #d51edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd51e
  2. #28df1e
  3. #1e28df
  4. #d51edf

Square

  1. #dfd51e
  2. #1edf75
  3. #1e28df
  4. #df1e89

Monochromatic

  1. #58540c
  2. #9c9515
  3. #dfd51e
  4. #eae260
  5. #f3efa3

Shades

#dfd51e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd51e
  2. #c9c01b
  3. #b2aa18
  4. #9c9515
  5. #868012
  6. #706b0f
  7. #59550c
  8. #434009
  9. #2d2b06
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd51e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd51e
  2. #e2d935
  3. #e5dd4b
  4. #e9e262
  5. #ece678
  6. #efea8f
  7. #f2eea5
  8. #f5f2bc
  9. #f9f7d2
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd51e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd51e
  2. #d6cd28
  3. #ccc432
  4. #c3bc3b
  5. #b9b345
  6. #b0ab4f
  7. #a6a259
  8. #9d9a63
  9. #93916c
  10. #8a8976
  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 #d6d2a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd332 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d42b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd51e {
  color: #dfd51e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd51e {
  background-color: #dfd51e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd51e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd51e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd51e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 76% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd51e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd51e, #89df1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd51e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 30 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.59 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.14 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.10 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.87 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.22 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.23 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.33 #202ae1 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd51e  rgb(223, 213, 30)  hsl(57, 76%, 50%)  Citrine
#1e28df  rgb(30, 40, 223)  hsl(237, 76%, 50%)  Blue
#1edfd5  rgb(30, 223, 213)  hsl(177, 76%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#d51edf  rgb(213, 30, 223)  hsl(297, 76%, 50%)  Medium Orchid