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#DFD538

#dfd538 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd538 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 74.89% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.41°, with 72.29% saturation and 54.71% 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 13.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6356

Complementary

  1. #dfd538
  2. #3842df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd538
  2. #3896df
  3. #8238df

Analogous

  1. #df8238
  2. #dfd538
  3. #96df38

Triadic

  1. #dfd538
  2. #38dfd5
  3. #d538df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd538
  2. #42df38
  3. #3842df
  4. #d538df

Square

  1. #dfd538
  2. #38df82
  3. #3842df
  4. #df3896

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6711
  2. #aea61c
  3. #dfd538
  4. #eae37a
  5. #f4f1bc

Shades

#dfd538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd538
  2. #c9c032
  3. #b2aa2d
  4. #9c9527
  5. #868022
  6. #706b1c
  7. #595516
  8. #434011
  9. #2d2b0b
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd538
  2. #e2d94c
  3. #e5dd60
  4. #e9e274
  5. #ece688
  6. #efea9c
  7. #f2eeaf
  8. #f5f2c3
  9. #f9f7d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd538
  2. #d6cd3f
  3. #ccc446
  4. #c3bc4e
  5. #b9b355
  6. #b0ab5c
  7. #a6a263
  8. #9d9a6a
  9. #939172
  10. #8a8979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d2a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd444 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d027 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d440 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cc95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd538 {
  color: #dfd538;
}
Background
.bg-dfd538 {
  background-color: #dfd538;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd538 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd538, #96df38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 56 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.29 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.47 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.86 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.42 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.16 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.69 #202ac7 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd538  rgb(223, 213, 56)  hsl(56, 72%, 55%)  Citrine
#3842df  rgb(56, 66, 223)  hsl(236, 72%, 55%)  Iris
#38dfd5  rgb(56, 223, 213)  hsl(176, 72%, 55%)  Turquoise
#d538df  rgb(213, 56, 223)  hsl(296, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid