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#DFD52E

#dfd52e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd52e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 79.37% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.61°, with 73.44% saturation and 52.75% 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 13.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6347

Complementary

  1. #dfd52e
  2. #2e38df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd52e
  2. #2e91df
  3. #7d2edf

Analogous

  1. #df7d2e
  2. #dfd52e
  3. #91df2e

Triadic

  1. #dfd52e
  2. #2edfd5
  3. #d52edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd52e
  2. #38df2e
  3. #2e38df
  4. #d52edf

Square

  1. #dfd52e
  2. #2edf7d
  3. #2e38df
  4. #df2e91

Monochromatic

  1. #65600f
  2. #a79f1a
  3. #dfd52e
  4. #e9e270
  5. #f3f0b3

Shades

#dfd52e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd52e
  2. #c9c029
  3. #b2aa25
  4. #9c9520
  5. #86801c
  6. #706b17
  7. #595512
  8. #43400e
  9. #2d2b09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd52e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd52e
  2. #e2d943
  3. #e5dd58
  4. #e9e26d
  5. #ece682
  6. #efea97
  7. #f2eeab
  8. #f5f2c0
  9. #f9f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd52e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd52e
  2. #d6cd36
  3. #ccc43e
  4. #c3bc47
  5. #b9b34f
  6. #b0ab57
  7. #a6a25f
  8. #9d9a67
  9. #939170
  10. #8a8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d2a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd43d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d015 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d437 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cc94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd52e {
  color: #dfd52e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd52e {
  background-color: #dfd52e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd52e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd52e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd52e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd52e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd52e, #91df2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd52e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.91 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.25 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.47 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.94 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.18 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.51 #202ad1 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd52e  rgb(223, 213, 46)  hsl(57, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#2e38df  rgb(46, 56, 223)  hsl(237, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2edfd5  rgb(46, 223, 213)  hsl(177, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d52edf  rgb(213, 46, 223)  hsl(297, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid