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#DFCE2C

#dfce2c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfce2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 80.78% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.62% magenta, 80.27% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.3°, with 73.66% saturation and 52.35% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6001

Complementary

  1. #dfce2c
  2. #2c3ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfce2c
  2. #2c96df
  3. #742cdf

Analogous

  1. #df742c
  2. #dfce2c
  3. #96df2c

Triadic

  1. #dfce2c
  2. #2cdfce
  3. #ce2cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfce2c
  2. #3ddf2c
  3. #2c3ddf
  4. #ce2cdf

Square

  1. #dfce2c
  2. #2cdf74
  3. #2c3ddf
  4. #df2c96

Monochromatic

  1. #635b0f
  2. #a59819
  3. #dfce2c
  4. #e9dd6e
  5. #f3edb1

Shades

#dfce2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfce2c
  2. #c9b928
  3. #b2a523
  4. #9c901f
  5. #867c1a
  6. #706716
  7. #595212
  8. #433e0d
  9. #2d2909
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfce2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfce2c
  2. #e2d341
  3. #e5d856
  4. #e9dd6b
  5. #ece280
  6. #efe796
  7. #f2ebab
  8. #f5f0c0
  9. #f9f5d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfce2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfce2c
  2. #d6c634
  3. #ccbe3d
  4. #c3b745
  5. #b9af4e
  6. #b0a756
  7. #a69f5e
  8. #9d9767
  9. #93906f
  10. #8a8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0bfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1ca13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4cf35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac58f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfce2c {
  color: #dfce2c;
}
Background
.bg-dfce2c {
  background-color: #dfce2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfce2c {
  border: 2px solid #dfce2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfce2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 206 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfce2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfce2c, #96df2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfce2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 206 44 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.79 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.44 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.81 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.09 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.17 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.24 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.33 #2031d3 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfce2c  rgb(223, 206, 44)  hsl(54, 74%, 52%)  Citrine
#2c3ddf  rgb(44, 61, 223)  hsl(234, 74%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2cdfce  rgb(44, 223, 206)  hsl(174, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise
#ce2cdf  rgb(206, 44, 223)  hsl(294, 74%, 52%)  Medium Orchid