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#DFD700

#dfd700 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd700 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.31% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 100% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.85°, with 100% saturation and 43.73% 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 13.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.6429

Complementary

  1. #dfd700
  2. #0008df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd700
  2. #0078df
  3. #6800df

Analogous

  1. #df6800
  2. #dfd700
  3. #78df00

Triadic

  1. #dfd700
  2. #00dfd7
  3. #d700df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd700
  2. #08df00
  3. #0008df
  4. #d700df

Square

  1. #dfd700
  2. #00df68
  3. #0008df
  4. #df0078

Monochromatic

  1. #464400
  2. #938d00
  3. #dfd700
  4. #fff72d
  5. #fffa79

Shades

#dfd700 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd700
  2. #c9c200
  3. #b2ac00
  4. #9c9700
  5. #868100
  6. #706c00
  7. #595600
  8. #434100
  9. #2d2b00
  10. #161600
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd700 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd700
  2. #e2db1a
  3. #e5df33
  4. #e9e34d
  5. #ece766
  6. #efeb80
  7. #f2ef99
  8. #f5f3b3
  9. #f9f7cc
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd700 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd700
  2. #d6ce0d
  3. #ccc61a
  4. #c3bd26
  5. #b9b433
  6. #b0ac40
  7. #a6a34d
  8. #9d9a5a
  9. #939166
  10. #8a8973
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d4a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebce00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed527 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d61d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eace91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd700 {
  color: #dfd700;
}
Background
.bg-dfd700 {
  background-color: #dfd700;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd700 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd700;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd700;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd700 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd700, #78df00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd700 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.06 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.10 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.46 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.72 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.02 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.06 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.07 #2028ff Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd700  rgb(223, 215, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 44%)  Citrine
#0008df  rgb(0, 8, 223)  hsl(238, 100%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#00dfd7  rgb(0, 223, 215)  hsl(178, 100%, 44%)  Bright Turquoise
#d700df  rgb(215, 0, 223)  hsl(298, 100%, 44%)  Electric Purple