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#DFD018

#dfd018 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd018 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 89.24% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.48°, with 80.57% saturation and 48.43% 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 1.32.

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Relative luminance0.6087

Complementary

  1. #dfd018
  2. #1827df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd018
  2. #188adf
  3. #6d18df

Analogous

  1. #df6d18
  2. #dfd018
  3. #8adf18

Triadic

  1. #dfd018
  2. #18dfd0
  3. #d018df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd018
  2. #27df18
  3. #1827df
  4. #d018df

Square

  1. #dfd018
  2. #18df6d
  3. #1827df
  4. #df188a

Monochromatic

  1. #554f09
  2. #9a9011
  3. #dfd018
  4. #ede257
  5. #f4ee9c

Shades

#dfd018 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd018
  2. #c9bb16
  3. #b2a613
  4. #9c9211
  5. #867d0e
  6. #70680c
  7. #59530a
  8. #433e07
  9. #2d2a05
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd018 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd018
  2. #e2d52f
  3. #e5d946
  4. #e9de5d
  5. #ece374
  6. #efe88c
  7. #f2eca3
  8. #f5f1ba
  9. #f9f6d1
  10. #fcfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd018 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd018
  2. #d6c822
  3. #ccc02d
  4. #c3b837
  5. #b9b042
  6. #b0a84c
  7. #a6a056
  8. #9d9861
  9. #93906b
  10. #8a8876
  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 #d4cea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d02e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1c1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d027 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac78e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd018 {
  color: #dfd018;
}
Background
.bg-dfd018 {
  background-color: #dfd018;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd018 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd018;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd018;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd018 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd018, #8adf18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd018 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 24 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.32 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.92 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.22 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.69 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.90 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.62 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.75 #202fe7 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd018  rgb(223, 208, 24)  hsl(55, 81%, 48%)  Citrine
#1827df  rgb(24, 39, 223)  hsl(235, 81%, 48%)  Blue
#18dfd0  rgb(24, 223, 208)  hsl(175, 81%, 48%)  Turquoise
#d018df  rgb(208, 24, 223)  hsl(295, 81%, 48%)  Electric Purple