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#DFC615

#dfc615 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfc615 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 77.65% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.21% magenta, 90.58% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.57°, with 82.79% saturation and 47.84% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.5613

Complementary

  1. #dfc615
  2. #152edf

Split complementary

  1. #dfc615
  2. #1593df
  3. #6115df

Analogous

  1. #df6115
  2. #dfc615
  3. #93df15

Triadic

  1. #dfc615
  2. #15dfc6
  3. #c615df

Tetradic

  1. #dfc615
  2. #2edf15
  3. #152edf
  4. #c615df

Square

  1. #dfc615
  2. #15df61
  3. #152edf
  4. #df1593

Monochromatic

  1. #534a08
  2. #99880e
  3. #dfc615
  4. #efdb52
  5. #f5ea98

Shades

#dfc615 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfc615
  2. #c9b213
  3. #b29e11
  4. #9c8b0f
  5. #86770d
  6. #70630b
  7. #594f08
  8. #433b06
  9. #2d2804
  10. #161402
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfc615 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfc615
  2. #e2cc2c
  3. #e5d144
  4. #e9d75b
  5. #ecdd73
  6. #efe38a
  7. #f2e8a1
  8. #f5eeb9
  9. #f9f4d0
  10. #fcf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfc615 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfc615
  2. #d6bf20
  3. #ccb82a
  4. #c3b135
  5. #b9aa40
  6. #b0a34b
  7. #a69c55
  8. #9d9560
  9. #938e6b
  10. #8a8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c69e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c92a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1b6a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0c823 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eabd87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfc615 {
  color: #dfc615;
}
Background
.bg-dfc615 {
  background-color: #dfc615;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfc615 {
  border: 2px solid #dfc615;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfc615;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 198 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfc615 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfc615, #93df15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfc615 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 198 21 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.68 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.56 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.75 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 5.96 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.06 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.34 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.46 #2039ea Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfc615  rgb(223, 198, 21)  hsl(53, 83%, 48%)  Citrine
#152edf  rgb(21, 46, 223)  hsl(233, 83%, 48%)  Blue
#15dfc6  rgb(21, 223, 198)  hsl(173, 83%, 48%)  Turquoise
#c615df  rgb(198, 21, 223)  hsl(293, 83%, 48%)  Electric Purple