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#DFD40A

#dfd40a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd40a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 95.52% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.9°, with 91.42% saturation and 45.69% 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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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.628

Complementary

  1. #dfd40a
  2. #0a15df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd40a
  2. #0a80df
  3. #6a0adf

Analogous

  1. #df6a0a
  2. #dfd40a
  3. #80df0a

Triadic

  1. #dfd40a
  2. #0adfd4
  3. #d40adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd40a
  2. #15df0a
  3. #0a15df
  4. #d40adf

Square

  1. #dfd40a
  2. #0adf6a
  3. #0a15df
  4. #df0a80

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4903
  2. #968e07
  3. #dfd40a
  4. #f6ed3f
  5. #faf488

Shades

#dfd40a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd40a
  2. #c9bf09
  3. #b2aa08
  4. #9c9407
  5. #867f06
  6. #706a05
  7. #595504
  8. #434003
  9. #2d2a02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd40a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd40a
  2. #e2d823
  3. #e5dd3b
  4. #e9e154
  5. #ece56c
  6. #efea85
  7. #f2ee9d
  8. #f5f2b6
  9. #f9f6ce
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd40a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd40a
  2. #d6cc16
  3. #ccc322
  4. #c3bb2d
  5. #b9b239
  6. #b0aa45
  7. #a6a251
  8. #9d995d
  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 #f0c5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d320 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd40a {
  color: #dfd40a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd40a {
  background-color: #dfd40a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd40a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd40a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd40a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd40a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd40a, #80df0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd40a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.30 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.14 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.82 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.99 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.19 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.48 #202bf5 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd40a  rgb(223, 212, 10)  hsl(57, 91%, 46%)  Citrine
#0a15df  rgb(10, 21, 223)  hsl(237, 91%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#0adfd4  rgb(10, 223, 212)  hsl(177, 91%, 46%)  Bright Turquoise
#d40adf  rgb(212, 10, 223)  hsl(297, 91%, 46%)  Electric Purple