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#DFD523

#dfd523 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd523 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 84.3% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.81°, with 74.6% saturation and 50.59% 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 2.66.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.634

Complementary

  1. #dfd523
  2. #232ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd523
  2. #238bdf
  3. #7723df

Analogous

  1. #df7723
  2. #dfd523
  3. #8bdf23

Triadic

  1. #dfd523
  2. #23dfd5
  3. #d523df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd523
  2. #2ddf23
  3. #232ddf
  4. #d523df

Square

  1. #dfd523
  2. #23df77
  3. #232ddf
  4. #df238b

Monochromatic

  1. #5c580d
  2. #9e9717
  3. #dfd523
  4. #e9e266
  5. #f2efa9

Shades

#dfd523 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd523
  2. #c9c020
  3. #b2aa1c
  4. #9c9519
  5. #868015
  6. #706b12
  7. #59550e
  8. #43400b
  9. #2d2b07
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd523 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd523
  2. #e2d939
  3. #e5dd4f
  4. #e9e265
  5. #ece67b
  6. #efea91
  7. #f2eea7
  8. #f5f2bd
  9. #f9f7d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd523 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd523
  2. #d6cd2c
  3. #ccc436
  4. #c3bc3f
  5. #b9b348
  6. #b0ab52
  7. #a6a25b
  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 #e7d42f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd523 {
  color: #dfd523;
}
Background
.bg-dfd523 {
  background-color: #dfd523;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd523 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd523;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd523;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd523 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd523, #8bdf23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd523 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.66 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.15 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.18 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.28 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.30 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.30 #202adc Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd523  rgb(223, 213, 35)  hsl(57, 75%, 51%)  Citrine
#232ddf  rgb(35, 45, 223)  hsl(237, 75%, 51%)  Blue
#23dfd5  rgb(35, 223, 213)  hsl(177, 75%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#d523df  rgb(213, 35, 223)  hsl(297, 75%, 51%)  Medium Orchid