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#DFC824

#dfc824 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfc824 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 78.43% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.31% magenta, 83.86% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.62°, with 74.5% saturation and 50.78% 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 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.5712

Complementary

  1. #dfc824
  2. #243bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfc824
  2. #2498df
  3. #6a24df

Analogous

  1. #df6a24
  2. #dfc824
  3. #98df24

Triadic

  1. #dfc824
  2. #24dfc8
  3. #c824df

Tetradic

  1. #dfc824
  2. #3bdf24
  3. #243bdf
  4. #c824df

Square

  1. #dfc824
  2. #24df6a
  3. #243bdf
  4. #df2498

Monochromatic

  1. #5c530e
  2. #9f8e17
  3. #dfc824
  4. #e9d967
  5. #f3eaa9

Shades

#dfc824 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfc824
  2. #c9b420
  3. #b2a01d
  4. #9c8c19
  5. #867816
  6. #706412
  7. #59500e
  8. #433c0b
  9. #2d2807
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfc824 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfc824
  2. #e2ce3a
  3. #e5d350
  4. #e9d966
  5. #ecde7c
  6. #efe492
  7. #f2e9a7
  8. #f5efbd
  9. #f9f4d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfc824 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfc824
  2. #d6c12d
  3. #ccba36
  4. #c3b240
  5. #b9ab49
  6. #b0a452
  7. #a69d5b
  8. #9d9664
  9. #938e6e
  10. #8a8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c7a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1b9ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ca2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eabf89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfc824 {
  color: #dfc824;
}
Background
.bg-dfc824 {
  background-color: #dfc824;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfc824 {
  border: 2px solid #dfc824;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfc824;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 200 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfc824 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfc824, #98df24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfc824 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 200 36 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.39 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.96 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.94 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.13 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.22 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.30 #2037db Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfc824  rgb(223, 200, 36)  hsl(53, 75%, 51%)  Citrine
#243bdf  rgb(36, 59, 223)  hsl(233, 75%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#24dfc8  rgb(36, 223, 200)  hsl(173, 75%, 51%)  Turquoise
#c824df  rgb(200, 36, 223)  hsl(293, 75%, 51%)  Electric Purple