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#DFD223

#dfd223 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd223 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 84.3% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.85°, with 74.6% saturation and 50.59% 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 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.619

Complementary

  1. #dfd223
  2. #2330df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd223
  2. #238edf
  3. #7423df

Analogous

  1. #df7423
  2. #dfd223
  3. #8edf23

Triadic

  1. #dfd223
  2. #23dfd2
  3. #d223df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd223
  2. #30df23
  3. #2330df
  4. #d223df

Square

  1. #dfd223
  2. #23df74
  3. #2330df
  4. #df238e

Monochromatic

  1. #5c560d
  2. #9e9517
  3. #dfd223
  4. #e9e066
  5. #f2eda9

Shades

#dfd223 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd223
  2. #c9bd20
  3. #b2a81c
  4. #9c9319
  5. #867e15
  6. #706912
  7. #59540e
  8. #433f0b
  9. #2d2a07
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd223 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd223
  2. #e2d739
  3. #e5db4f
  4. #e9e065
  5. #ece47b
  6. #efe991
  7. #f2eda7
  8. #f5f2bd
  9. #f9f6d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd223 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd223
  2. #d6ca2c
  3. #ccc236
  4. #c3b93f
  5. #b9b148
  6. #b0a952
  7. #a6a15b
  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 #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead135 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d22e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd223 {
  color: #dfd223;
}
Background
.bg-dfd223 {
  background-color: #dfd223;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd223 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd223;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd223;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd223 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd223, #8edf23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd223 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.93 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.55 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.86 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.73 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.10 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.66 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.79 #202ddc Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd223  rgb(223, 210, 35)  hsl(56, 75%, 51%)  Citrine
#2330df  rgb(35, 48, 223)  hsl(236, 75%, 51%)  Blue
#23dfd2  rgb(35, 223, 210)  hsl(176, 75%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d223df  rgb(210, 35, 223)  hsl(296, 75%, 51%)  Medium Orchid