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#DFCF48

#dfcf48 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfcf48 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.18% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.17% magenta, 67.71% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.64°, with 70.23% saturation and 57.84% 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 13.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.6078

Complementary

  1. #dfcf48
  2. #4858df

Split complementary

  1. #dfcf48
  2. #48a3df
  3. #8348df

Analogous

  1. #df8348
  2. #dfcf48
  3. #a3df48

Triadic

  1. #dfcf48
  2. #48dfcf
  3. #cf48df

Tetradic

  1. #dfcf48
  2. #58df48
  3. #4858df
  4. #cf48df

Square

  1. #dfcf48
  2. #48df83
  3. #4858df
  4. #df48a3

Monochromatic

  1. #796e15
  2. #baaa21
  3. #dfcf48
  4. #eae089
  5. #f6f1ca

Shades

#dfcf48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcf48
  2. #c9ba41
  3. #b2a63a
  4. #9c9132
  5. #867c2b
  6. #706824
  7. #59531d
  8. #433e16
  9. #2d290e
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcf48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcf48
  2. #e2d45a
  3. #e5d96d
  4. #e9dd7f
  5. #ece291
  6. #efe7a4
  7. #f2ecb6
  8. #f5f1c8
  9. #f9f5da
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcf48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcf48
  2. #d6c74e
  3. #ccbf53
  4. #c3b759
  5. #b9af5e
  6. #b0a864
  7. #a6a06a
  8. #9d986f
  9. #939075
  10. #8a887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c935 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d050 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc1b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3cf4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcf48 {
  color: #dfcf48;
}
Background
.bg-dfcf48 {
  background-color: #dfcf48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcf48 {
  border: 2px solid #dfcf48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcf48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 207 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcf48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcf48, #a3df48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcf48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 207 72 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.82 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.39 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.15 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.42 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.30 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.44 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.67 #2030b7 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfcf48  rgb(223, 207, 72)  hsl(54, 70%, 58%)  Citrine
#4858df  rgb(72, 88, 223)  hsl(234, 70%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#48dfcf  rgb(72, 223, 207)  hsl(174, 70%, 58%)  Turquoise
#cf48df  rgb(207, 72, 223)  hsl(294, 70%, 58%)  Medium Orchid