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#DFD540

#dfd540 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd540 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 71.3% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.23°, with 71.3% saturation and 56.27% 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 13.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6365

Complementary

  1. #dfd540
  2. #404adf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd540
  2. #4099df
  3. #8540df

Analogous

  1. #df8540
  2. #dfd540
  3. #99df40

Triadic

  1. #dfd540
  2. #40dfd5
  3. #d540df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd540
  2. #4adf40
  3. #404adf
  4. #d540df

Square

  1. #dfd540
  2. #40df85
  3. #404adf
  4. #df4099

Monochromatic

  1. #736d13
  2. #b4ab1e
  3. #dfd540
  4. #eae382
  5. #f5f2c3

Shades

#dfd540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd540
  2. #c9c03a
  3. #b2aa33
  4. #9c952d
  5. #868026
  6. #706b20
  7. #59551a
  8. #434013
  9. #2d2b0d
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd540
  2. #e2d953
  3. #e5dd66
  4. #e9e279
  5. #ece68c
  6. #efeaa0
  7. #f2eeb3
  8. #f5f2c6
  9. #f9f7d9
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd540
  2. #d6cd46
  3. #ccc44d
  4. #c3bc53
  5. #b9b35a
  6. #b0ab60
  7. #a6a266
  8. #9d9a6d
  9. #939173
  10. #8a897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cd26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd44b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d032 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d447 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cd97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd540 {
  color: #dfd540;
}
Background
.bg-dfd540 {
  background-color: #dfd540;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd540 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd540, #99df40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 64 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.72 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.78 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.82 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.27 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.21 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.25 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.47 #202abf Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd540  rgb(223, 213, 64)  hsl(56, 71%, 56%)  Citrine
#404adf  rgb(64, 74, 223)  hsl(236, 71%, 56%)  Iris
#40dfd5  rgb(64, 223, 213)  hsl(176, 71%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d540df  rgb(213, 64, 223)  hsl(296, 71%, 56%)  Medium Orchid