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#DFD522

#dfd522 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd522 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.53% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 84.75% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.83°, with 74.7% saturation and 50.39% 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6339

Complementary

  1. #dfd522
  2. #222cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd522
  2. #228adf
  3. #7722df

Analogous

  1. #df7722
  2. #dfd522
  3. #8adf22

Triadic

  1. #dfd522
  2. #22dfd5
  3. #d522df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd522
  2. #2cdf22
  3. #222cdf
  4. #d522df

Square

  1. #dfd522
  2. #22df77
  3. #222cdf
  4. #df228a

Monochromatic

  1. #5b570d
  2. #9e9717
  3. #dfd522
  4. #e9e265
  5. #f2eea8

Shades

#dfd522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd522
  2. #c9c01f
  3. #b2aa1b
  4. #9c9518
  5. #868014
  6. #706b11
  7. #59550e
  8. #43400a
  9. #2d2b07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd522
  2. #e2d938
  3. #e5dd4e
  4. #e9e264
  5. #ece67a
  6. #efea91
  7. #f2eea7
  8. #f5f2bd
  9. #f9f7d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd522
  2. #d6cd2b
  3. #ccc435
  4. #c3bc3e
  5. #b9b348
  6. #b0ab51
  7. #a6a25a
  8. #9d9a64
  9. #93916d
  10. #8a8977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 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 #ecd435 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d42e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd522 {
  color: #dfd522;
}
Background
.bg-dfd522 {
  background-color: #dfd522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd522 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd522, #8adf22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 34 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.64 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.15 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.17 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.87 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.28 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.28 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.29 #202add Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd522  rgb(223, 213, 34)  hsl(57, 75%, 50%)  Citrine
#222cdf  rgb(34, 44, 223)  hsl(237, 75%, 50%)  Blue
#22dfd5  rgb(34, 223, 213)  hsl(177, 75%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#d522df  rgb(213, 34, 223)  hsl(297, 75%, 50%)  Medium Orchid