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#DFD53A

#dfd53a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd53a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 73.99% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.36°, with 72.05% saturation and 55.1% 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 13.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6358

Complementary

  1. #dfd53a
  2. #3a44df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd53a
  2. #3a97df
  3. #823adf

Analogous

  1. #df823a
  2. #dfd53a
  3. #97df3a

Triadic

  1. #dfd53a
  2. #3adfd5
  3. #d53adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd53a
  2. #44df3a
  3. #3a44df
  4. #d53adf

Square

  1. #dfd53a
  2. #3adf82
  3. #3a44df
  4. #df3a97

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6912
  2. #b0a71d
  3. #dfd53a
  4. #eae37c
  5. #f4f1be

Shades

#dfd53a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd53a
  2. #c9c034
  3. #b2aa2e
  4. #9c9529
  5. #868023
  6. #706b1d
  7. #595517
  8. #434011
  9. #2d2b0c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd53a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd53a
  2. #e2d94e
  3. #e5dd61
  4. #e9e275
  5. #ece689
  6. #efea9d
  7. #f2eeb0
  8. #f5f2c4
  9. #f9f7d8
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd53a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd53a
  2. #d6cd41
  3. #ccc448
  4. #c3bc4f
  5. #b9b356
  6. #b0ab5d
  7. #a6a264
  8. #9d9a6b
  9. #939172
  10. #8a8979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d2a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd446 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d02a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d441 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cc95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd53a {
  color: #dfd53a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd53a {
  background-color: #dfd53a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd53a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd53a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd53a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd53a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd53a, #97df3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd53a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 58 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.39 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.54 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.95 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.28 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.11 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.16 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.64 #202ac5 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd53a  rgb(223, 213, 58)  hsl(56, 72%, 55%)  Citrine
#3a44df  rgb(58, 68, 223)  hsl(236, 72%, 55%)  Iris
#3adfd5  rgb(58, 223, 213)  hsl(176, 72%, 55%)  Turquoise
#d53adf  rgb(213, 58, 223)  hsl(296, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid