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#DFD408

#dfd408 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd408 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.14% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 96.41% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.93°, with 93.07% saturation and 45.29% 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 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.6279

Complementary

  1. #dfd408
  2. #0813df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd408
  2. #087edf
  3. #6808df

Analogous

  1. #df6808
  2. #dfd408
  3. #7edf08

Triadic

  1. #dfd408
  2. #08dfd4
  3. #d408df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd408
  2. #13df08
  3. #0813df
  4. #d408df

Square

  1. #dfd408
  2. #08df68
  3. #0813df
  4. #df087e

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4803
  2. #958e05
  3. #dfd408
  4. #f8ee3b
  5. #fbf585

Shades

#dfd408 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd408
  2. #c9bf07
  3. #b2aa06
  4. #9c9406
  5. #867f05
  6. #706a04
  7. #595503
  8. #434002
  9. #2d2a02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd408 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd408
  2. #e2d821
  3. #e5dd39
  4. #e9e152
  5. #ece56b
  6. #efea84
  7. #f2ee9c
  8. #f5f2b5
  9. #f9f6ce
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd408 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd408
  2. #d6cc14
  3. #ccc320
  4. #c3bb2c
  5. #b9b238
  6. #b0aa44
  7. #a6a250
  8. #9d995c
  9. #939168
  10. #8a8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd329 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1c5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d320 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacb8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd408 {
  color: #dfd408;
}
Background
.bg-dfd408 {
  background-color: #dfd408;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd408 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd408;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd408;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd408 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd408, #7edf08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd408 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 8 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.31 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.13 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.82 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.98 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.18 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.47 #202bf7 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd408  rgb(223, 212, 8)  hsl(57, 93%, 45%)  Citrine
#0813df  rgb(8, 19, 223)  hsl(237, 93%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#08dfd4  rgb(8, 223, 212)  hsl(177, 93%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#d408df  rgb(212, 8, 223)  hsl(297, 93%, 45%)  Electric Purple