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#DFD249

#dfd249 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd249 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 67.26% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.8°, with 70.09% saturation and 58.04% 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 13.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6226

Complementary

  1. #dfd249
  2. #4956df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd249
  2. #49a1df
  3. #8749df

Analogous

  1. #df8749
  2. #dfd249
  3. #a1df49

Triadic

  1. #dfd249
  2. #49dfd2
  3. #d249df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd249
  2. #56df49
  3. #4956df
  4. #d249df

Square

  1. #dfd249
  2. #49df87
  3. #4956df
  4. #df49a1

Monochromatic

  1. #7a7115
  2. #bbad21
  3. #dfd249
  4. #eae28a
  5. #f6f2cb

Shades

#dfd249 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd249
  2. #c9bd42
  3. #b2a83a
  4. #9c9333
  5. #867e2c
  6. #706925
  7. #59541d
  8. #433f16
  9. #2d2a0f
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd249 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd249
  2. #e2d75b
  3. #e5db6d
  4. #e9e080
  5. #ece492
  6. #efe9a4
  7. #f2edb6
  8. #f5f2c8
  9. #f9f6db
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd249 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd249
  2. #d6ca4f
  3. #ccc254
  4. #c3b95a
  5. #b9b15f
  6. #b0a965
  7. #a6a16a
  8. #9d9970
  9. #939075
  10. #8a887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cb35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d252 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d24e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ca97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd249 {
  color: #dfd249;
}
Background
.bg-dfd249 {
  background-color: #dfd249;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd249 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd249;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd249;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd249 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd249, #a1df49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd249 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 73 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.00 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.65 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.77 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.43 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.44 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.67 #202db6 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd249  rgb(223, 210, 73)  hsl(55, 70%, 58%)  Citrine
#4956df  rgb(73, 86, 223)  hsl(235, 70%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#49dfd2  rgb(73, 223, 210)  hsl(175, 70%, 58%)  Turquoise
#d249df  rgb(210, 73, 223)  hsl(295, 70%, 58%)  Medium Orchid