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#DFCA25

#dfca25 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfca25 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 79.22% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 83.41% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.23°, with 74.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.5806

Complementary

  1. #dfca25
  2. #253adf

Split complementary

  1. #dfca25
  2. #2597df
  3. #6d25df

Analogous

  1. #df6d25
  2. #dfca25
  3. #97df25

Triadic

  1. #dfca25
  2. #25dfca
  3. #ca25df

Tetradic

  1. #dfca25
  2. #3adf25
  3. #253adf
  4. #ca25df

Square

  1. #dfca25
  2. #25df6d
  3. #253adf
  4. #df2597

Monochromatic

  1. #5d540e
  2. #a09117
  3. #dfca25
  4. #e9da68
  5. #f3eaaa

Shades

#dfca25 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfca25
  2. #c9b621
  3. #b2a21e
  4. #9c8d1a
  5. #867916
  6. #706513
  7. #59510f
  8. #433d0b
  9. #2d2807
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfca25 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfca25
  2. #e2cf3b
  3. #e5d551
  4. #e9da66
  5. #ecdf7c
  6. #efe592
  7. #f2eaa8
  8. #f5efbe
  9. #f9f4d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfca25 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfca25
  2. #d6c32e
  3. #ccbb37
  4. #c3b440
  5. #b9ac49
  6. #b0a553
  7. #a69e5c
  8. #9d9665
  9. #938f6e
  10. #8a8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c9a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1bbad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec601 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cb2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac18b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfca25 {
  color: #dfca25;
}
Background
.bg-dfca25 {
  background-color: #dfca25;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfca25 {
  border: 2px solid #dfca25;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfca25;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 202 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfca25 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfca25, #97df25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfca25 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 202 37 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.93 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.37 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.39 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.06 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.19 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.20 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.28 #2035da Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfca25  rgb(223, 202, 37)  hsl(53, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#253adf  rgb(37, 58, 223)  hsl(233, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#25dfca  rgb(37, 223, 202)  hsl(173, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#ca25df  rgb(202, 37, 223)  hsl(293, 74%, 51%)  Electric Purple