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#DFD511

#dfd511 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd511 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 92.38% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.09°, with 85.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.6332

Complementary

  1. #dfd511
  2. #111bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd511
  2. #1182df
  3. #6e11df

Analogous

  1. #df6e11
  2. #dfd511
  3. #82df11

Triadic

  1. #dfd511
  2. #11dfd5
  3. #d511df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd511
  2. #1bdf11
  3. #111bdf
  4. #d511df

Square

  1. #dfd511
  2. #11df6e
  3. #111bdf
  4. #df1182

Monochromatic

  1. #514d06
  2. #98910c
  3. #dfd511
  4. #f1e94b
  5. #f7f292

Shades

#dfd511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd511
  2. #c9c00f
  3. #b2aa0e
  4. #9c950c
  5. #86800a
  6. #706b09
  7. #595507
  8. #434005
  9. #2d2b03
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd511
  2. #e2d929
  3. #e5dd41
  4. #e9e258
  5. #ece670
  6. #efea88
  7. #f2eea0
  8. #f5f2b8
  9. #f9f7cf
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd511
  2. #d6cd1c
  3. #ccc427
  4. #c3bc32
  5. #b9b33d
  6. #b0ab49
  7. #a6a254
  8. #9d9a5f
  9. #93916a
  10. #8a8975
  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 #ecd32c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d424 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacc91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd511 {
  color: #dfd511;
}
Background
.bg-dfd511 {
  background-color: #dfd511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd511 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd511, #82df11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 17 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.17 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.95 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.87 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.08 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.11 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.37 #202aee Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd511  rgb(223, 213, 17)  hsl(57, 86%, 47%)  Citrine
#111bdf  rgb(17, 27, 223)  hsl(237, 86%, 47%)  Blue
#11dfd5  rgb(17, 223, 213)  hsl(177, 86%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise
#d511df  rgb(213, 17, 223)  hsl(297, 86%, 47%)  Electric Purple