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#DFD53D

#dfd53d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd53d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 72.65% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.3°, with 71.68% saturation and 55.69% 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 3.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6361

Complementary

  1. #dfd53d
  2. #3d47df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd53d
  2. #3d98df
  3. #843ddf

Analogous

  1. #df843d
  2. #dfd53d
  3. #98df3d

Triadic

  1. #dfd53d
  2. #3ddfd5
  3. #d53ddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd53d
  2. #47df3d
  3. #3d47df
  4. #d53ddf

Square

  1. #dfd53d
  2. #3ddf84
  3. #3d47df
  4. #df3d98

Monochromatic

  1. #706b13
  2. #b2a91d
  3. #dfd53d
  4. #eae37f
  5. #f5f1c0

Shades

#dfd53d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd53d
  2. #c9c037
  3. #b2aa31
  4. #9c952b
  5. #868025
  6. #706b1f
  7. #595518
  8. #434012
  9. #2d2b0c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd53d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd53d
  2. #e2d950
  3. #e5dd64
  4. #e9e277
  5. #ece68b
  6. #efea9e
  7. #f2eeb1
  8. #f5f2c5
  9. #f9f7d8
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd53d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd53d
  2. #d6cd44
  3. #ccc44a
  4. #c3bc51
  5. #b9b358
  6. #b0ab5f
  7. #a6a265
  8. #9d9a6c
  9. #939173
  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 #d7d2aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd448 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d02e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d444 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cd96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd53d {
  color: #dfd53d;
}
Background
.bg-dfd53d {
  background-color: #dfd53d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd53d {
  border: 2px solid #dfd53d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd53d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd53d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd53d, #98df3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd53d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 61 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.55 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.65 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.06 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.10 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.17 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.18 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.55 #202ac2 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd53d  rgb(223, 213, 61)  hsl(56, 72%, 56%)  Citrine
#3d47df  rgb(61, 71, 223)  hsl(236, 72%, 56%)  Iris
#3ddfd5  rgb(61, 223, 213)  hsl(176, 72%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d53ddf  rgb(213, 61, 223)  hsl(296, 72%, 56%)  Medium Orchid