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#DFD51B

#dfd51b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd51b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 87.89% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.94°, with 78.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 13.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.6336

Complementary

  1. #dfd51b
  2. #1b25df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd51b
  2. #1b87df
  3. #731bdf

Analogous

  1. #df731b
  2. #dfd51b
  3. #87df1b

Triadic

  1. #dfd51b
  2. #1bdfd5
  3. #d51bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd51b
  2. #25df1b
  3. #1b25df
  4. #d51bdf

Square

  1. #dfd51b
  2. #1bdf73
  3. #1b25df
  4. #df1b87

Monochromatic

  1. #57530a
  2. #9b9413
  3. #dfd51b
  4. #ebe45b
  5. #f3efa0

Shades

#dfd51b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd51b
  2. #c9c018
  3. #b2aa16
  4. #9c9513
  5. #868010
  6. #706b0e
  7. #59550b
  8. #434008
  9. #2d2b05
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd51b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd51b
  2. #e2d932
  3. #e5dd49
  4. #e9e25f
  5. #ece676
  6. #efea8d
  7. #f2eea4
  8. #f5f2bb
  9. #f9f7d1
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd51b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd51b
  2. #d6cd25
  3. #ccc42f
  4. #c3bc39
  5. #b9b343
  6. #b0ab4e
  7. #a6a258
  8. #9d9a62
  9. #93916c
  10. #8a8976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d2a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd331 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d42a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacc91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd51b {
  color: #dfd51b;
}
Background
.bg-dfd51b {
  background-color: #dfd51b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd51b {
  border: 2px solid #dfd51b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd51b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd51b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd51b, #87df1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd51b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 27 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.56 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.14 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.87 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.18 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.19 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.36 #202ae4 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd51b  rgb(223, 213, 27)  hsl(57, 78%, 49%)  Citrine
#1b25df  rgb(27, 37, 223)  hsl(237, 78%, 49%)  Blue
#1bdfd5  rgb(27, 223, 213)  hsl(177, 78%, 49%)  Bright Turquoise
#d51bdf  rgb(213, 27, 223)  hsl(297, 78%, 49%)  Medium Orchid