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#DFCD1A

#dfcd1a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfcd1a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 80.39% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.07% magenta, 88.34% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.52°, with 79.12% saturation and 48.82% 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.14.

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Relative luminance0.5943

Complementary

  1. #dfcd1a
  2. #1a2cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfcd1a
  2. #1a8edf
  3. #6a1adf

Analogous

  1. #df6a1a
  2. #dfcd1a
  3. #8edf1a

Triadic

  1. #dfcd1a
  2. #1adfcd
  3. #cd1adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcd1a
  2. #2cdf1a
  3. #1a2cdf
  4. #cd1adf

Square

  1. #dfcd1a
  2. #1adf6a
  3. #1a2cdf
  4. #df1a8e

Monochromatic

  1. #564f0a
  2. #9a8e12
  3. #dfcd1a
  4. #ecde5a
  5. #f4ec9e

Shades

#dfcd1a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcd1a
  2. #c9b917
  3. #b2a415
  4. #9c9012
  5. #867b10
  6. #70670d
  7. #59520a
  8. #433e08
  9. #2d2905
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcd1a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcd1a
  2. #e2d231
  3. #e5d748
  4. #e9dc5f
  5. #ece176
  6. #efe68d
  7. #f2eba3
  8. #f5f0ba
  9. #f9f5d1
  10. #fcfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcd1a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcd1a
  2. #d6c524
  3. #ccbe2e
  4. #c3b639
  5. #b9ae43
  6. #b0a74d
  7. #a69f57
  8. #9d9761
  9. #938f6c
  10. #8a8876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1beaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ce27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcd1a {
  color: #dfcd1a;
}
Background
.bg-dfcd1a {
  background-color: #dfcd1a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcd1a {
  border: 2px solid #dfcd1a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcd1a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 79% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcd1a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcd1a, #8edf1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcd1a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 26 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.14 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.58 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.78 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.95 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.01 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.06 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.28 #2032e5 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfcd1a  rgb(223, 205, 26)  hsl(55, 79%, 49%)  Citrine
#1a2cdf  rgb(26, 44, 223)  hsl(235, 79%, 49%)  Blue
#1adfcd  rgb(26, 223, 205)  hsl(175, 79%, 49%)  Turquoise
#cd1adf  rgb(205, 26, 223)  hsl(295, 79%, 49%)  Electric Purple