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#DFD50A

#dfd50a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd50a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.53% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 95.52% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.18°, 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 13.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.633

Complementary

  1. #dfd50a
  2. #0a14df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd50a
  2. #0a7fdf
  3. #6a0adf

Analogous

  1. #df6a0a
  2. #dfd50a
  3. #7fdf0a

Triadic

  1. #dfd50a
  2. #0adfd5
  3. #d50adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd50a
  2. #14df0a
  3. #0a14df
  4. #d50adf

Square

  1. #dfd50a
  2. #0adf6a
  3. #0a14df
  4. #df0a7f

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4903
  2. #968f07
  3. #dfd50a
  4. #f6ee3f
  5. #faf488

Shades

#dfd50a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd50a
  2. #c9c009
  3. #b2aa08
  4. #9c9507
  5. #868006
  6. #706b05
  7. #595504
  8. #434003
  9. #2d2b02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd50a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd50a
  2. #e2d923
  3. #e5dd3b
  4. #e9e254
  5. #ece66c
  6. #efea85
  7. #f2ee9d
  8. #f5f2b6
  9. #f9f7ce
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd50a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd50a
  2. #d6cd16
  3. #ccc422
  4. #c3bc2d
  5. #b9b339
  6. #b0ab45
  7. #a6a251
  8. #9d9a5d
  9. #939168
  10. #8a8974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd32a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c6b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d421 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacc90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd50a {
  color: #dfd50a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd50a {
  background-color: #dfd50a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd50a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd50a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd50a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd50a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd50a, #7fdf0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd50a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 10 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.19 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.91 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.88 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.04 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.07 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.33 #202af5 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd50a  rgb(223, 213, 10)  hsl(57, 91%, 46%)  Citrine
#0a14df  rgb(10, 20, 223)  hsl(237, 91%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#0adfd5  rgb(10, 223, 213)  hsl(177, 91%, 46%)  Bright Turquoise
#d50adf  rgb(213, 10, 223)  hsl(297, 91%, 46%)  Electric Purple