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#DFD62C

#dfd62c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd62c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.92% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 80.27% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.98°, with 73.66% saturation and 52.35% 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 13.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.6396

Complementary

  1. #dfd62c
  2. #2c35df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd62c
  2. #2c8fdf
  3. #7c2cdf

Analogous

  1. #df7c2c
  2. #dfd62c
  3. #8fdf2c

Triadic

  1. #dfd62c
  2. #2cdfd6
  3. #d62cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd62c
  2. #35df2c
  3. #2c35df
  4. #d62cdf

Square

  1. #dfd62c
  2. #2cdf7c
  3. #2c35df
  4. #df2c8f

Monochromatic

  1. #635f0f
  2. #a59e19
  3. #dfd62c
  4. #e9e36e
  5. #f3f0b1

Shades

#dfd62c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd62c
  2. #c9c128
  3. #b2ab23
  4. #9c961f
  5. #86801a
  6. #706b16
  7. #595612
  8. #43400d
  9. #2d2b09
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd62c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd62c
  2. #e2da41
  3. #e5de56
  4. #e9e26b
  5. #ece680
  6. #efeb96
  7. #f2efab
  8. #f5f3c0
  9. #f9f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd62c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd62c
  2. #d6cd34
  3. #ccc53d
  4. #c3bc45
  5. #b9b44e
  6. #b0ab56
  7. #a6a25e
  8. #9d9a67
  9. #93916f
  10. #8a8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9ce00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd43c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d10f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d536 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cd94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd62c {
  color: #dfd62c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd62c {
  background-color: #dfd62c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd62c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd62c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd62c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd62c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd62c, #8fdf2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd62c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 44 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.10 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.13 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.92 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.00 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.22 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.36 #2029d3 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd62c  rgb(223, 214, 44)  hsl(57, 74%, 52%)  Citrine
#2c35df  rgb(44, 53, 223)  hsl(237, 74%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2cdfd6  rgb(44, 223, 214)  hsl(177, 74%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#d62cdf  rgb(214, 44, 223)  hsl(297, 74%, 52%)  Medium Orchid