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#DFD221

#dfd221 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd221 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.35% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 85.2% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.89°, 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 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.6189

Complementary

  1. #dfd221
  2. #212edf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd221
  2. #218ddf
  3. #7321df

Analogous

  1. #df7321
  2. #dfd221
  3. #8ddf21

Triadic

  1. #dfd221
  2. #21dfd2
  3. #d221df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd221
  2. #2edf21
  3. #212edf
  4. #d221df

Square

  1. #dfd221
  2. #21df73
  3. #212edf
  4. #df218d

Monochromatic

  1. #5a550d
  2. #9d9417
  3. #dfd221
  4. #e9e064
  5. #f2eda7

Shades

#dfd221 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd221
  2. #c9bd1e
  3. #b2a81a
  4. #9c9317
  5. #867e14
  6. #706911
  7. #59540d
  8. #433f0a
  9. #2d2a07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd221 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd221
  2. #e2d737
  3. #e5db4d
  4. #e9e064
  5. #ece47a
  6. #efe990
  7. #f2eda6
  8. #f5f2bc
  9. #f9f6d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd221 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd221
  2. #d6ca2b
  3. #ccc234
  4. #c3b93e
  5. #b9b147
  6. #b0a951
  7. #a6a15a
  8. #9d9964
  9. #93906d
  10. #8a8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead133 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d22d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd221 {
  color: #dfd221;
}
Background
.bg-dfd221 {
  background-color: #dfd221;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd221 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd221;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd221;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd221 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd221, #8ddf21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd221 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.55 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.83 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.72 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.07 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.75 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.75 #202dde Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd221  rgb(223, 210, 33)  hsl(56, 75%, 50%)  Citrine
#212edf  rgb(33, 46, 223)  hsl(236, 75%, 50%)  Blue
#21dfd2  rgb(33, 223, 210)  hsl(176, 75%, 50%)  Turquoise
#d221df  rgb(210, 33, 223)  hsl(296, 75%, 50%)  Medium Orchid