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#DFD424

#dfd424 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd424 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.14% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 83.86% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.47°, with 74.5% saturation and 50.78% 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 13.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.629

Complementary

  1. #dfd424
  2. #242fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd424
  2. #248cdf
  3. #7624df

Analogous

  1. #df7624
  2. #dfd424
  3. #8cdf24

Triadic

  1. #dfd424
  2. #24dfd4
  3. #d424df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd424
  2. #2fdf24
  3. #242fdf
  4. #d424df

Square

  1. #dfd424
  2. #24df76
  3. #242fdf
  4. #df248c

Monochromatic

  1. #5c580e
  2. #9f9717
  3. #dfd424
  4. #e9e167
  5. #f3eea9

Shades

#dfd424 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd424
  2. #c9bf20
  3. #b2aa1d
  4. #9c9419
  5. #867f16
  6. #706a12
  7. #59550e
  8. #43400b
  9. #2d2a07
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd424 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd424
  2. #e2d83a
  3. #e5dd50
  4. #e9e166
  5. #ece57c
  6. #efea92
  7. #f2eea7
  8. #f5f2bd
  9. #f9f6d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd424 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd424
  2. #d6cc2d
  3. #ccc336
  4. #c3bb40
  5. #b9b249
  6. #b0aa52
  7. #a6a25b
  8. #9d9964
  9. #93916e
  10. #8a8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd336 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d330 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacb92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd424 {
  color: #dfd424;
}
Background
.bg-dfd424 {
  background-color: #dfd424;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd424 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd424;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd424;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd424 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd424, #8cdf24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd424 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 36 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.42 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.27 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.42 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.82 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.23 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.47 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.55 #202bdb Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd424  rgb(223, 212, 36)  hsl(56, 75%, 51%)  Citrine
#242fdf  rgb(36, 47, 223)  hsl(236, 75%, 51%)  Blue
#24dfd4  rgb(36, 223, 212)  hsl(176, 75%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d424df  rgb(212, 36, 223)  hsl(296, 75%, 51%)  Medium Orchid