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#DFD137

#dfd137 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd137 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 75.34% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55°, with 72.41% saturation and 54.51% 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 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.6156

Complementary

  1. #dfd137
  2. #3745df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd137
  2. #3799df
  3. #7d37df

Analogous

  1. #df7d37
  2. #dfd137
  3. #99df37

Triadic

  1. #dfd137
  2. #37dfd1
  3. #d137df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd137
  2. #45df37
  3. #3745df
  4. #d137df

Square

  1. #dfd137
  2. #37df7d
  3. #3745df
  4. #df3799

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6411
  2. #aea21c
  3. #dfd137
  4. #eae079
  5. #f4efbb

Shades

#dfd137 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd137
  2. #c9bc32
  3. #b2a72c
  4. #9c9227
  5. #867d21
  6. #70691c
  7. #595416
  8. #433f11
  9. #2d2a0b
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd137 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd137
  2. #e2d64b
  3. #e5da5f
  4. #e9df73
  5. #ece387
  6. #efe89b
  7. #f2edaf
  8. #f5f1c3
  9. #f9f6d7
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd137 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd137
  2. #d6c93e
  3. #ccc146
  4. #c3b94d
  5. #b9b154
  6. #b0a95c
  7. #a6a063
  8. #9d986a
  9. #939071
  10. #8a8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cfa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4ca13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d143 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cd26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d13e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c892 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd137 {
  color: #dfd137;
}
Background
.bg-dfd137 {
  background-color: #dfd137;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd137 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd137;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd137;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd137 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd137, #99df37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd137 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 55 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.60 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.53 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.68 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.90 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.13 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.57 #202ec8 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd137  rgb(223, 209, 55)  hsl(55, 72%, 55%)  Citrine
#3745df  rgb(55, 69, 223)  hsl(235, 72%, 55%)  Iris
#37dfd1  rgb(55, 223, 209)  hsl(175, 72%, 55%)  Turquoise
#d137df  rgb(209, 55, 223)  hsl(295, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid