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#DFD609

#dfd609 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd609 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.92% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 95.96% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.48°, with 92.24% saturation and 45.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.638

Complementary

  1. #dfd609
  2. #0912df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd609
  2. #097ddf
  3. #6b09df

Analogous

  1. #df6b09
  2. #dfd609
  3. #7ddf09

Triadic

  1. #dfd609
  2. #09dfd6
  3. #d609df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd609
  2. #12df09
  3. #0912df
  4. #d609df

Square

  1. #dfd609
  2. #09df6b
  3. #0912df
  4. #df097d

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4903
  2. #958f06
  3. #dfd609
  4. #f7ef3d
  5. #faf587

Shades

#dfd609 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd609
  2. #c9c108
  3. #b2ab07
  4. #9c9606
  5. #868005
  6. #706b05
  7. #595604
  8. #434003
  9. #2d2b02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd609 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd609
  2. #e2da22
  3. #e5de3a
  4. #e9e253
  5. #ece66b
  6. #efeb84
  7. #f2ef9d
  8. #f5f3b5
  9. #f9f7ce
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd609 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd609
  2. #d6cd15
  3. #ccc521
  4. #c3bc2d
  5. #b9b439
  6. #b0ab45
  7. #a6a250
  8. #9d9a5c
  9. #939168
  10. #8a8974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd42a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c7b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d520 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacd91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd609 {
  color: #dfd609;
}
Background
.bg-dfd609 {
  background-color: #dfd609;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd609 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd609;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd609;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd609 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd609, #7ddf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd609 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.78 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.12 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.70 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.89 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.96 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.16 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.19 #2029f6 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd609  rgb(223, 214, 9)  hsl(57, 92%, 45%)  Citrine
#0912df  rgb(9, 18, 223)  hsl(237, 92%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#09dfd6  rgb(9, 223, 214)  hsl(177, 92%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#d609df  rgb(214, 9, 223)  hsl(297, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple