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#DFD526

#dfd526 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd526 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 82.96% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.76°, with 74.3% saturation and 51.18% 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 2.71.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6342

Complementary

  1. #dfd526
  2. #2630df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd526
  2. #268cdf
  3. #7926df

Analogous

  1. #df7926
  2. #dfd526
  3. #8cdf26

Triadic

  1. #dfd526
  2. #26dfd5
  3. #d526df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd526
  2. #30df26
  3. #2630df
  4. #d526df

Square

  1. #dfd526
  2. #26df79
  3. #2630df
  4. #df268c

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5a0e
  2. #a19918
  3. #dfd526
  4. #e9e269
  5. #f3efab

Shades

#dfd526 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd526
  2. #c9c022
  3. #b2aa1e
  4. #9c951b
  5. #868017
  6. #706b13
  7. #59550f
  8. #43400b
  9. #2d2b08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd526 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd526
  2. #e2d93c
  3. #e5dd51
  4. #e9e267
  5. #ece67d
  6. #efea93
  7. #f2eea8
  8. #f5f2be
  9. #f9f7d4
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd526 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd526
  2. #d6cd2f
  3. #ccc438
  4. #c3bc41
  5. #b9b34a
  6. #b0ab53
  7. #a6a25c
  8. #9d9a65
  9. #93916e
  10. #8a8977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 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 #ecd437 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d431 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd526 {
  color: #dfd526;
}
Background
.bg-dfd526 {
  background-color: #dfd526;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd526 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd526;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd526;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd526 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd526, #8cdf26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd526 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 38 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.71 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.16 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.25 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.89 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.25 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.35 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.36 #202ad9 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd526  rgb(223, 213, 38)  hsl(57, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#2630df  rgb(38, 48, 223)  hsl(237, 74%, 51%)  Blue
#26dfd5  rgb(38, 223, 213)  hsl(177, 74%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#d526df  rgb(213, 38, 223)  hsl(297, 74%, 51%)  Medium Orchid