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#DFD520

#dfd520 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd520 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.53% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 85.65% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.86°, with 74.9% saturation and 50% 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6338

Complementary

  1. #dfd520
  2. #202adf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd520
  2. #2089df
  3. #7620df

Analogous

  1. #df7620
  2. #dfd520
  3. #89df20

Triadic

  1. #dfd520
  2. #20dfd5
  3. #d520df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd520
  2. #2adf20
  3. #202adf
  4. #d520df

Square

  1. #dfd520
  2. #20df76
  3. #202adf
  4. #df2089

Monochromatic

  1. #59550d
  2. #9c9516
  3. #dfd520
  4. #e9e263
  5. #f2eea6

Shades

#dfd520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd520
  2. #c9c01d
  3. #b2aa1a
  4. #9c9516
  5. #868013
  6. #706b10
  7. #59550d
  8. #43400a
  9. #2d2b06
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd520
  2. #e2d936
  3. #e5dd4d
  4. #e9e263
  5. #ece679
  6. #efea90
  7. #f2eea6
  8. #f5f2bc
  9. #f9f7d2
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd520
  2. #d6cd2a
  3. #ccc433
  4. #c3bc3d
  5. #b9b346
  6. #b0ab50
  7. #a6a25a
  8. #9d9a63
  9. #93916d
  10. #8a8976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 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 #ecd334 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d42d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd520 {
  color: #dfd520;
}
Background
.bg-dfd520 {
  background-color: #dfd520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd520 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd520, #89df20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 32 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.61 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.14 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.13 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.87 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.25 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.31 #202adf Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd520  rgb(223, 213, 32)  hsl(57, 75%, 50%)  Citrine
#202adf  rgb(32, 42, 223)  hsl(237, 75%, 50%)  Blue
#20dfd5  rgb(32, 223, 213)  hsl(177, 75%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#d520df  rgb(213, 32, 223)  hsl(297, 75%, 50%)  Medium Orchid