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#DAD417

#dad417 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dad417 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 83.14% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 89.45% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 58.15°, with 80.91% saturation and 47.25% 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 13.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.6205

Complementary

  1. #dad417
  2. #171dda

Split complementary

  1. #dad417
  2. #177eda
  3. #7217da

Analogous

  1. #da7217
  2. #dad417
  3. #7eda17

Triadic

  1. #dad417
  2. #17dad4
  3. #d417da

Tetradic

  1. #dad417
  2. #1dda17
  3. #171dda
  4. #d417da

Square

  1. #dad417
  2. #17da72
  3. #171dda
  4. #da177e

Monochromatic

  1. #504d08
  2. #959110
  3. #dad417
  4. #ede851
  5. #f4f196

Shades

#dad417 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad417
  2. #c4bf15
  3. #aeaa12
  4. #999410
  5. #837f0e
  6. #6d6a0c
  7. #575509
  8. #414007
  9. #2c2a05
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad417 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad417
  2. #ded82e
  3. #e1dd45
  4. #e5e15d
  5. #e9e574
  6. #edea8b
  7. #f0eea2
  8. #f4f2b9
  9. #f8f6d1
  10. #fbfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad417 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad417
  2. #d1cc22
  3. #c8c32c
  4. #bfbb37
  5. #b6b241
  6. #adaa4c
  7. #a4a256
  8. #9b9961
  9. #92916b
  10. #898876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead12f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d227 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad417 {
  color: #dad417;
}
Background
.bg-dad417 {
  background-color: #dad417;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad417 {
  border: 2px solid #dad417;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad417;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 212 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad417 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad417, #7eda17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad417 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 212 23 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.90 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.45 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.67 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.78 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.84 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 7.09 #252be8 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dad417  rgb(218, 212, 23)  hsl(58, 81%, 47%)  Citrine
#171dda  rgb(23, 29, 218)  hsl(238, 81%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#17dad4  rgb(23, 218, 212)  hsl(178, 81%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#d417da  rgb(212, 23, 218)  hsl(298, 81%, 47%)  Medium Orchid