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#DFD042

#dfd042 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd042 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 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 70.4% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.27°, with 71.04% saturation and 56.67% 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 13.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6119

Complementary

  1. #dfd042
  2. #4251df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd042
  2. #42a0df
  3. #8242df

Analogous

  1. #df8242
  2. #dfd042
  3. #a0df42

Triadic

  1. #dfd042
  2. #42dfd0
  3. #d042df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd042
  2. #51df42
  3. #4251df
  4. #d042df

Square

  1. #dfd042
  2. #42df82
  3. #4251df
  4. #df42a0

Monochromatic

  1. #746b14
  2. #b6a71f
  3. #dfd042
  4. #eae083
  5. #f5f1c5

Shades

#dfd042 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd042
  2. #c9bb3b
  3. #b2a635
  4. #9c922e
  5. #867d28
  6. #706821
  7. #59531a
  8. #433e14
  9. #2d2a0d
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd042 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd042
  2. #e2d555
  3. #e5d968
  4. #e9de7b
  5. #ece38e
  6. #efe8a1
  7. #f2ecb3
  8. #f5f1c6
  9. #f9f6d9
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd042 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd042
  2. #d6c848
  3. #ccc04e
  4. #c3b855
  5. #b9b05b
  6. #b0a861
  7. #a6a067
  8. #9d986d
  9. #939074
  10. #8a887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c92b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d04b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cc36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d048 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c894 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd042 {
  color: #dfd042;
}
Background
.bg-dfd042 {
  background-color: #dfd042;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd042 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd042;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd042;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 71% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd042 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd042, #a0df42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd042 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 66 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.31 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.77 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.68 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.19 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.45 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.49 #202fbd Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd042  rgb(223, 208, 66)  hsl(54, 71%, 57%)  Citrine
#4251df  rgb(66, 81, 223)  hsl(234, 71%, 57%)  Iris
#42dfd0  rgb(66, 223, 208)  hsl(174, 71%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d042df  rgb(208, 66, 223)  hsl(294, 71%, 57%)  Medium Orchid