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#DFD315

#dfd315 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd315 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.75% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 90.58% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.44°, with 82.79% saturation and 47.84% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.6233

Complementary

  1. #dfd315
  2. #1521df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd315
  2. #1586df
  3. #6e15df

Analogous

  1. #df6e15
  2. #dfd315
  3. #86df15

Triadic

  1. #dfd315
  2. #15dfd3
  3. #d315df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd315
  2. #21df15
  3. #1521df
  4. #d315df

Square

  1. #dfd315
  2. #15df6e
  3. #1521df
  4. #df1586

Monochromatic

  1. #534f08
  2. #99910e
  3. #dfd315
  4. #efe552
  5. #f5f098

Shades

#dfd315 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd315
  2. #c9be13
  3. #b2a911
  4. #9c940f
  5. #867f0d
  6. #706a0b
  7. #595408
  8. #433f06
  9. #2d2a04
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd315 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd315
  2. #e2d72c
  3. #e5dc44
  4. #e9e05b
  5. #ece573
  6. #efe98a
  7. #f2eda1
  8. #f5f2b9
  9. #f9f6d0
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd315 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd315
  2. #d6cb20
  3. #ccc22a
  4. #c3ba35
  5. #b9b240
  6. #b0aa4b
  7. #a6a155
  8. #9d9960
  9. #93916b
  10. #8a8875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd22d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d225 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaca8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd315 {
  color: #dfd315;
}
Background
.bg-dfd315 {
  background-color: #dfd315;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd315 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd315;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd315;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd315 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd315, #86df15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd315 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 21 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.98 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.40 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.44 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.75 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.99 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.43 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.71 #202cea Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd315  rgb(223, 211, 21)  hsl(56, 83%, 48%)  Citrine
#1521df  rgb(21, 33, 223)  hsl(236, 83%, 48%)  Blue
#15dfd3  rgb(21, 223, 211)  hsl(176, 83%, 48%)  Turquoise
#d315df  rgb(211, 21, 223)  hsl(296, 83%, 48%)  Electric Purple