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#DFC830

#dfc830 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfc830 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 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.31% magenta, 78.48% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.11°, with 73.22% saturation and 53.14% 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 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.5721

Complementary

  1. #dfc830
  2. #3047df

Split complementary

  1. #dfc830
  2. #309fdf
  3. #7030df

Analogous

  1. #df7030
  2. #dfc830
  3. #9fdf30

Triadic

  1. #dfc830
  2. #30dfc8
  3. #c830df

Tetradic

  1. #dfc830
  2. #47df30
  3. #3047df
  4. #c830df

Square

  1. #dfc830
  2. #30df70
  3. #3047df
  4. #df309f

Monochromatic

  1. #665b10
  2. #a8961a
  3. #dfc830
  4. #e9da72
  5. #f3ebb5

Shades

#dfc830 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfc830
  2. #c9b42b
  3. #b2a026
  4. #9c8c22
  5. #86781d
  6. #706418
  7. #595013
  8. #433c0e
  9. #2d280a
  10. #161405
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfc830 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfc830
  2. #e2ce45
  3. #e5d359
  4. #e9d96e
  5. #ecde83
  6. #efe498
  7. #f2e9ac
  8. #f5efc1
  9. #f9f4d6
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfc830 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfc830
  2. #d6c138
  3. #ccba40
  4. #c3b248
  5. #b9ab50
  6. #b0a458
  7. #a69d60
  8. #9d9668
  9. #938e70
  10. #8a8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c7a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc201 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1b9ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc51d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ca37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eabf8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfc830 {
  color: #dfc830;
}
Background
.bg-dfc830 {
  background-color: #dfc830;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfc830 {
  border: 2px solid #dfc830;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfc830;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 200 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfc830 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfc830, #9fdf30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfc830 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 200 48 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.10 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.44 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.84 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.09 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.32 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.39 #2037cf Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfc830  rgb(223, 200, 48)  hsl(52, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#3047df  rgb(48, 71, 223)  hsl(232, 73%, 53%)  Iris
#30dfc8  rgb(48, 223, 200)  hsl(172, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#c830df  rgb(200, 48, 223)  hsl(292, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid