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#DFD417

#dfd417 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd417 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 89.69% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.7°, with 81.3% saturation and 48.24% 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 13.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.6284

Complementary

  1. #dfd417
  2. #1722df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd417
  2. #1786df
  3. #7017df

Analogous

  1. #df7017
  2. #dfd417
  3. #86df17

Triadic

  1. #dfd417
  2. #17dfd4
  3. #d417df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd417
  2. #22df17
  3. #1722df
  4. #d417df

Square

  1. #dfd417
  2. #17df70
  3. #1722df
  4. #df1786

Monochromatic

  1. #545009
  2. #9a9210
  3. #dfd417
  4. #ede555
  5. #f5f09a

Shades

#dfd417 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd417
  2. #c9bf15
  3. #b2aa12
  4. #9c9410
  5. #867f0e
  6. #706a0c
  7. #595509
  8. #434007
  9. #2d2a05
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd417 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd417
  2. #e2d82e
  3. #e5dd45
  4. #e9e15d
  5. #ece574
  6. #efea8b
  7. #f2eea2
  8. #f5f2b9
  9. #f9f6d1
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd417 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd417
  2. #d6cc22
  3. #ccc32c
  4. #c3bb37
  5. #b9b241
  6. #b0aa4c
  7. #a6a256
  8. #9d9961
  9. #93916b
  10. #8a8876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd32e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d327 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd417 {
  color: #dfd417;
}
Background
.bg-dfd417 {
  background-color: #dfd417;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd417 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd417;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd417;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd417 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd417, #86df17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd417 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 23 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.26 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.26 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.23 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.80 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.07 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.29 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.57 #202be8 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd417  rgb(223, 212, 23)  hsl(57, 81%, 48%)  Citrine
#1722df  rgb(23, 34, 223)  hsl(237, 81%, 48%)  Blue
#17dfd4  rgb(23, 223, 212)  hsl(177, 81%, 48%)  Turquoise
#d417df  rgb(212, 23, 223)  hsl(297, 81%, 48%)  Electric Purple