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#DFD527

#dfd527 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd527 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 82.51% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.74°, with 74.19% saturation and 51.37% 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 2.73.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6342

Complementary

  1. #dfd527
  2. #2731df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd527
  2. #278ddf
  3. #7927df

Analogous

  1. #df7927
  2. #dfd527
  3. #8ddf27

Triadic

  1. #dfd527
  2. #27dfd5
  3. #d527df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd527
  2. #31df27
  3. #2731df
  4. #d527df

Square

  1. #dfd527
  2. #27df79
  3. #2731df
  4. #df278d

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5b0e
  2. #a29a18
  3. #dfd527
  4. #e9e26a
  5. #f3efac

Shades

#dfd527 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd527
  2. #c9c023
  3. #b2aa1f
  4. #9c951b
  5. #868017
  6. #706b14
  7. #595510
  8. #43400c
  9. #2d2b08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd527 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd527
  2. #e2d93d
  3. #e5dd52
  4. #e9e268
  5. #ece67d
  6. #efea93
  7. #f2eea9
  8. #f5f2be
  9. #f9f7d4
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd527 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd527
  2. #d6cd30
  3. #ccc439
  4. #c3bc42
  5. #b9b34b
  6. #b0ab54
  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 #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d2a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd438 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d432 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cc93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd527 {
  color: #dfd527;
}
Background
.bg-dfd527 {
  background-color: #dfd527;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd527 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd527;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd527;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd527 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd527, #8ddf27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd527 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 39 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.73 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.17 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.27 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.89 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.24 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.36 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.38 #202ad8 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd527  rgb(223, 213, 39)  hsl(57, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#2731df  rgb(39, 49, 223)  hsl(237, 74%, 51%)  Blue
#27dfd5  rgb(39, 223, 213)  hsl(177, 74%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#d527df  rgb(213, 39, 223)  hsl(297, 74%, 51%)  Medium Orchid