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#DFD015

#dfd015 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd015 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.57% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 90.58% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.54°, with 82.79% saturation and 47.84% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.28.

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Relative luminance0.6085

Complementary

  1. #dfd015
  2. #1524df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd015
  2. #1589df
  3. #6b15df

Analogous

  1. #df6b15
  2. #dfd015
  3. #89df15

Triadic

  1. #dfd015
  2. #15dfd0
  3. #d015df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd015
  2. #24df15
  3. #1524df
  4. #d015df

Square

  1. #dfd015
  2. #15df6b
  3. #1524df
  4. #df1589

Monochromatic

  1. #534e08
  2. #998f0e
  3. #dfd015
  4. #efe352
  5. #f5ee98

Shades

#dfd015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd015
  2. #c9bb13
  3. #b2a611
  4. #9c920f
  5. #867d0d
  6. #70680b
  7. #595308
  8. #433e06
  9. #2d2a04
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd015
  2. #e2d52c
  3. #e5d944
  4. #e9de5b
  5. #ece373
  6. #efe88a
  7. #f2eca1
  8. #f5f1b9
  9. #f9f6d0
  10. #fcfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd015
  2. #d6c820
  3. #ccc02a
  4. #c3b835
  5. #b9b040
  6. #b0a84b
  7. #a6a055
  8. #9d9860
  9. #93906b
  10. #8a8875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d02c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1c1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d025 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac78d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd015 {
  color: #dfd015;
}
Background
.bg-dfd015 {
  background-color: #dfd015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd015 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd015, #89df15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 21 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.28 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.92 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.19 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.69 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.87 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.60 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.75 #202fea Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd015  rgb(223, 208, 21)  hsl(56, 83%, 48%)  Citrine
#1524df  rgb(21, 36, 223)  hsl(236, 83%, 48%)  Blue
#15dfd0  rgb(21, 223, 208)  hsl(176, 83%, 48%)  Turquoise
#d015df  rgb(208, 21, 223)  hsl(296, 83%, 48%)  Electric Purple