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#DFD12C

#dfd12c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd12c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.96% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 80.27% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.31°, with 73.66% saturation and 52.35% 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6147

Complementary

  1. #dfd12c
  2. #2c3adf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd12c
  2. #2c93df
  3. #782cdf

Analogous

  1. #df782c
  2. #dfd12c
  3. #93df2c

Triadic

  1. #dfd12c
  2. #2cdfd1
  3. #d12cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd12c
  2. #3adf2c
  3. #2c3adf
  4. #d12cdf

Square

  1. #dfd12c
  2. #2cdf78
  3. #2c3adf
  4. #df2c93

Monochromatic

  1. #635c0f
  2. #a59a19
  3. #dfd12c
  4. #e9df6e
  5. #f3eeb1

Shades

#dfd12c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd12c
  2. #c9bc28
  3. #b2a723
  4. #9c921f
  5. #867d1a
  6. #706916
  7. #595412
  8. #433f0d
  9. #2d2a09
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd12c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd12c
  2. #e2d641
  3. #e5da56
  4. #e9df6b
  5. #ece380
  6. #efe896
  7. #f2edab
  8. #f5f1c0
  9. #f9f6d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd12c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd12c
  2. #d6c934
  3. #ccc13d
  4. #c3b945
  5. #b9b14e
  6. #b0a956
  7. #a6a05e
  8. #9d9867
  9. #93906f
  10. #8a8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cfa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d13b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c2b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cd12 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d135 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd12c {
  color: #dfd12c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd12c {
  background-color: #dfd12c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd12c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd12c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd12c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd12c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd12c, #93df2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd12c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 44 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.03 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.81 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.31 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.76 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.22 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.25 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.47 #202ed3 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd12c  rgb(223, 209, 44)  hsl(55, 74%, 52%)  Citrine
#2c3adf  rgb(44, 58, 223)  hsl(235, 74%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2cdfd1  rgb(44, 223, 209)  hsl(175, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d12cdf  rgb(209, 44, 223)  hsl(295, 74%, 52%)  Medium Orchid