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#DFCB05

#dfcb05 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfcb05 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 79.61% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.97% magenta, 97.76% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.5°, with 95.61% saturation and 44.71% 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 12.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.21.

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Relative luminance0.5841

Complementary

  1. #dfcb05
  2. #0519df

Split complementary

  1. #dfcb05
  2. #0586df
  3. #5e05df

Analogous

  1. #df5e05
  2. #dfcb05
  3. #86df05

Triadic

  1. #dfcb05
  2. #05dfcb
  3. #cb05df

Tetradic

  1. #dfcb05
  2. #19df05
  3. #0519df
  4. #cb05df

Square

  1. #dfcb05
  2. #05df5e
  3. #0519df
  4. #df0586

Monochromatic

  1. #494302
  2. #948703
  3. #dfcb05
  4. #fae836
  5. #fcf181

Shades

#dfcb05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcb05
  2. #c9b705
  3. #b2a204
  4. #9c8e04
  5. #867a03
  6. #706603
  7. #595102
  8. #433d02
  9. #2d2901
  10. #161401
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcb05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcb05
  2. #e2d01e
  3. #e5d537
  4. #e9db50
  5. #ece069
  6. #efe582
  7. #f2ea9b
  8. #f5efb4
  9. #f9f5cd
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcb05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcb05
  2. #d6c411
  3. #ccbc1e
  4. #c3b52a
  5. #b9ad36
  6. #b0a643
  7. #a69e4f
  8. #9d975b
  9. #938f67
  10. #8a8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2caa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1bbad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3cc1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcb05 {
  color: #dfcb05;
}
Background
.bg-dfcb05 {
  background-color: #dfcb05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcb05 {
  border: 2px solid #dfcb05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcb05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 203 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcb05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcb05, #86df05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcb05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 203 5 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.10 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.56 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.91 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.94 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.02 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.47 #2034fa Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfcb05  rgb(223, 203, 5)  hsl(55, 96%, 45%)  Citrine
#0519df  rgb(5, 25, 223)  hsl(235, 96%, 45%)  Blue
#05dfcb  rgb(5, 223, 203)  hsl(175, 96%, 45%)  Turquoise
#cb05df  rgb(203, 5, 223)  hsl(295, 96%, 45%)  Electric Purple