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#DFD62E

#dfd62e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd62e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 79.37% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.95°, with 73.44% saturation and 52.75% 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 13.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.6398

Complementary

  1. #dfd62e
  2. #2e37df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd62e
  2. #2e90df
  3. #7e2edf

Analogous

  1. #df7e2e
  2. #dfd62e
  3. #90df2e

Triadic

  1. #dfd62e
  2. #2edfd6
  3. #d62edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd62e
  2. #37df2e
  3. #2e37df
  4. #d62edf

Square

  1. #dfd62e
  2. #2edf7e
  3. #2e37df
  4. #df2e90

Monochromatic

  1. #65600f
  2. #a7a01a
  3. #dfd62e
  4. #e9e370
  5. #f3f0b3

Shades

#dfd62e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd62e
  2. #c9c129
  3. #b2ab25
  4. #9c9620
  5. #86801c
  6. #706b17
  7. #595612
  8. #43400e
  9. #2d2b09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd62e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd62e
  2. #e2da43
  3. #e5de58
  4. #e9e26d
  5. #ece682
  6. #efeb97
  7. #f2efab
  8. #f5f3c0
  9. #f9f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd62e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd62e
  2. #d6cd36
  3. #ccc53e
  4. #c3bc47
  5. #b9b44f
  6. #b0ab57
  7. #a6a25f
  8. #9d9a67
  9. #939170
  10. #8a8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9ce00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd43d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d114 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d538 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cd94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd62e {
  color: #dfd62e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd62e {
  background-color: #dfd62e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd62e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd62e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd62e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd62e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd62e, #90df2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd62e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.15 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.16 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.27 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.90 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.02 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.10 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.41 #2029d1 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd62e  rgb(223, 214, 46)  hsl(57, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#2e37df  rgb(46, 55, 223)  hsl(237, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2edfd6  rgb(46, 223, 214)  hsl(177, 73%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#d62edf  rgb(214, 46, 223)  hsl(297, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid