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#DFD021

#dfd021 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd021 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.57% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 85.2% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.26°, with 74.8% saturation and 50.2% 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 13.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.5.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6091

Complementary

  1. #dfd021
  2. #2130df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd021
  2. #218fdf
  3. #7121df

Analogous

  1. #df7121
  2. #dfd021
  3. #8fdf21

Triadic

  1. #dfd021
  2. #21dfd0
  3. #d021df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd021
  2. #30df21
  3. #2130df
  4. #d021df

Square

  1. #dfd021
  2. #21df71
  3. #2130df
  4. #df218f

Monochromatic

  1. #5a540d
  2. #9d9217
  3. #dfd021
  4. #e9de64
  5. #f2eca7

Shades

#dfd021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd021
  2. #c9bb1e
  3. #b2a61a
  4. #9c9217
  5. #867d14
  6. #706811
  7. #59530d
  8. #433e0a
  9. #2d2a07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd021
  2. #e2d537
  3. #e5d94d
  4. #e9de64
  5. #ece37a
  6. #efe890
  7. #f2eca6
  8. #f5f1bc
  9. #f9f6d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd021
  2. #d6c82b
  3. #ccc034
  4. #c3b83e
  5. #b9b047
  6. #b0a851
  7. #a6a05a
  8. #9d9864
  9. #93906d
  10. #8a8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.18:1 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 #e8d033 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d02d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac78f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd021 {
  color: #dfd021;
}
Background
.bg-dfd021 {
  background-color: #dfd021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd021 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd021, #8fdf21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.92 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.33 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.70 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.01 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.68 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.70 #202fde Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd021  rgb(223, 208, 33)  hsl(55, 75%, 50%)  Citrine
#2130df  rgb(33, 48, 223)  hsl(235, 75%, 50%)  Blue
#21dfd0  rgb(33, 223, 208)  hsl(175, 75%, 50%)  Turquoise
#d021df  rgb(208, 33, 223)  hsl(295, 75%, 50%)  Electric Purple