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#DFD42A

#dfd42a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd42a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 81.17% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.35°, with 73.88% saturation and 51.96% 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 13.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.6294

Complementary

  1. #dfd42a
  2. #2a35df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd42a
  2. #2a90df
  3. #792adf

Analogous

  1. #df792a
  2. #dfd42a
  3. #90df2a

Triadic

  1. #dfd42a
  2. #2adfd4
  3. #d42adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd42a
  2. #35df2a
  3. #2a35df
  4. #d42adf

Square

  1. #dfd42a
  2. #2adf79
  3. #2a35df
  4. #df2a90

Monochromatic

  1. #615c0f
  2. #a49b19
  3. #dfd42a
  4. #e9e16d
  5. #f3efaf

Shades

#dfd42a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd42a
  2. #c9bf26
  3. #b2aa22
  4. #9c941d
  5. #867f19
  6. #706a15
  7. #595511
  8. #43400d
  9. #2d2a08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd42a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd42a
  2. #e2d83f
  3. #e5dd55
  4. #e9e16a
  5. #ece57f
  6. #efea95
  7. #f2eeaa
  8. #f5f2bf
  9. #f9f6d4
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd42a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd42a
  2. #d6cc33
  3. #ccc33b
  4. #c3bb44
  5. #b9b24c
  6. #b0aa55
  7. #a6a25e
  8. #9d9966
  9. #93916f
  10. #8a8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.59:1 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 #ebd33a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d334 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cb92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd42a {
  color: #dfd42a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd42a {
  background-color: #dfd42a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd42a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd42a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd42a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd42a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd42a, #90df2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd42a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 42 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.56 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.31 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.56 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.84 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.29 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.35 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.50 #202bd5 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd42a  rgb(223, 212, 42)  hsl(56, 74%, 52%)  Citrine
#2a35df  rgb(42, 53, 223)  hsl(236, 74%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2adfd4  rgb(42, 223, 212)  hsl(176, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d42adf  rgb(212, 42, 223)  hsl(296, 74%, 52%)  Medium Orchid