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#DFD226

#dfd226 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd226 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 82.96% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.78°, with 74.3% saturation and 51.18% 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 2.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6192

Complementary

  1. #dfd226
  2. #2633df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd226
  2. #2690df
  3. #7526df

Analogous

  1. #df7526
  2. #dfd226
  3. #90df26

Triadic

  1. #dfd226
  2. #26dfd2
  3. #d226df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd226
  2. #33df26
  3. #2633df
  4. #d226df

Square

  1. #dfd226
  2. #26df75
  3. #2633df
  4. #df2690

Monochromatic

  1. #5e580e
  2. #a19718
  3. #dfd226
  4. #e9e069
  5. #f3eeab

Shades

#dfd226 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd226
  2. #c9bd22
  3. #b2a81e
  4. #9c931b
  5. #867e17
  6. #706913
  7. #59540f
  8. #433f0b
  9. #2d2a08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd226 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd226
  2. #e2d73c
  3. #e5db51
  4. #e9e067
  5. #ece47d
  6. #efe993
  7. #f2eda8
  8. #f5f2be
  9. #f9f6d4
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd226 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd226
  2. #d6ca2f
  3. #ccc238
  4. #c3b941
  5. #b9b14a
  6. #b0a953
  7. #a6a15c
  8. #9d9965
  9. #93906e
  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 #d5d0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead137 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d231 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd226 {
  color: #dfd226;
}
Background
.bg-dfd226 {
  background-color: #dfd226;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd226 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd226;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd226;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd226 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd226, #90df26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd226 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 38 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.00 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.57 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.92 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.74 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.15 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.51 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.77 #202dd9 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd226  rgb(223, 210, 38)  hsl(56, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#2633df  rgb(38, 51, 223)  hsl(236, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#26dfd2  rgb(38, 223, 210)  hsl(176, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d226df  rgb(210, 38, 223)  hsl(296, 74%, 51%)  Medium Orchid