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#DFCD23

#dfcd23 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfcd23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 80.39% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.07% magenta, 84.3% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.26°, with 74.6% saturation and 50.59% 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 1.41.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5947

Complementary

  1. #dfcd23
  2. #2335df

Split complementary

  1. #dfcd23
  2. #2393df
  3. #6f23df

Analogous

  1. #df6f23
  2. #dfcd23
  3. #93df23

Triadic

  1. #dfcd23
  2. #23dfcd
  3. #cd23df

Tetradic

  1. #dfcd23
  2. #35df23
  3. #2335df
  4. #cd23df

Square

  1. #dfcd23
  2. #23df6f
  3. #2335df
  4. #df2393

Monochromatic

  1. #5c540d
  2. #9e9217
  3. #dfcd23
  4. #e9dc66
  5. #f2eba9

Shades

#dfcd23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcd23
  2. #c9b920
  3. #b2a41c
  4. #9c9019
  5. #867b15
  6. #706712
  7. #59520e
  8. #433e0b
  9. #2d2907
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcd23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcd23
  2. #e2d239
  3. #e5d74f
  4. #e9dc65
  5. #ece17b
  6. #efe691
  7. #f2eba7
  8. #f5f0bd
  9. #f9f5d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcd23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcd23
  2. #d6c52c
  3. #ccbe36
  4. #c3b63f
  5. #b9ae48
  6. #b0a752
  7. #a69f5b
  8. #9d9764
  9. #938f6d
  10. #8a8877
  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 #e6ce34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1beaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ce2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac48d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcd23 {
  color: #dfcd23;
}
Background
.bg-dfcd23 {
  background-color: #dfcd23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcd23 {
  border: 2px solid #dfcd23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcd23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcd23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcd23, #93df23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcd23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.41 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.60 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.80 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.03 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.08 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.18 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.38 #2032dc Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfcd23  rgb(223, 205, 35)  hsl(54, 75%, 51%)  Citrine
#2335df  rgb(35, 53, 223)  hsl(234, 75%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#23dfcd  rgb(35, 223, 205)  hsl(174, 75%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cd23df  rgb(205, 35, 223)  hsl(294, 75%, 51%)  Electric Purple