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#DFD233

#dfd233 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd233 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 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 77.13% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.47°, with 72.88% saturation and 53.73% 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 13.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6202

Complementary

  1. #dfd233
  2. #3340df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd233
  2. #3396df
  3. #7c33df

Analogous

  1. #df7c33
  2. #dfd233
  3. #96df33

Triadic

  1. #dfd233
  2. #33dfd2
  3. #d233df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd233
  2. #40df33
  3. #3340df
  4. #d233df

Square

  1. #dfd233
  2. #33df7c
  3. #3340df
  4. #df3396

Monochromatic

  1. #696210
  2. #aba01b
  3. #dfd233
  4. #e9e175
  5. #f4efb7

Shades

#dfd233 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd233
  2. #c9bd2e
  3. #b2a829
  4. #9c9324
  5. #867e1f
  6. #70691a
  7. #595414
  8. #433f0f
  9. #2d2a0a
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd233 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd233
  2. #e2d747
  3. #e5db5c
  4. #e9e070
  5. #ece485
  6. #efe999
  7. #f2edad
  8. #f5f2c2
  9. #f9f6d6
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd233 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd233
  2. #d6ca3b
  3. #ccc242
  4. #c3b94a
  5. #b9b152
  6. #b0a95a
  7. #a6a161
  8. #9d9969
  9. #939071
  10. #8a8878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cb03 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d240 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3ce1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d23b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c992 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd233 {
  color: #dfd233;
}
Background
.bg-dfd233 {
  background-color: #dfd233;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd233 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd233;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd233;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 73% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd233 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd233, #96df33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd233 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 51 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.75 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.29 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.77 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.85 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.39 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.47 #202dcc Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd233  rgb(223, 210, 51)  hsl(55, 73%, 54%)  Citrine
#3340df  rgb(51, 64, 223)  hsl(235, 73%, 54%)  Iris
#33dfd2  rgb(51, 223, 210)  hsl(175, 73%, 54%)  Turquoise
#d233df  rgb(210, 51, 223)  hsl(295, 73%, 54%)  Medium Orchid