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#DFD608

#dfd608 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd608 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.92% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 96.41% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.49°, with 93.07% saturation and 45.29% 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 13.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.638

Complementary

  1. #dfd608
  2. #0811df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd608
  2. #087cdf
  3. #6a08df

Analogous

  1. #df6a08
  2. #dfd608
  3. #7cdf08

Triadic

  1. #dfd608
  2. #08dfd6
  3. #d608df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd608
  2. #11df08
  3. #0811df
  4. #d608df

Square

  1. #dfd608
  2. #08df6a
  3. #0811df
  4. #df087c

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4803
  2. #958f05
  3. #dfd608
  4. #f8f03b
  5. #fbf685

Shades

#dfd608 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd608
  2. #c9c107
  3. #b2ab06
  4. #9c9606
  5. #868005
  6. #706b04
  7. #595603
  8. #434002
  9. #2d2b02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd608 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd608
  2. #e2da21
  3. #e5de39
  4. #e9e252
  5. #ece66b
  6. #efeb84
  7. #f2ef9c
  8. #f5f3b5
  9. #f9f7ce
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd608 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd608
  2. #d6cd14
  3. #ccc520
  4. #c3bc2c
  5. #b9b438
  6. #b0ab44
  7. #a6a250
  8. #9d9a5c
  9. #939168
  10. #8a8974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd429 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c7b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d520 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacd91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd608 {
  color: #dfd608;
}
Background
.bg-dfd608 {
  background-color: #dfd608;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd608 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd608;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd608;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd608 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd608, #7cdf08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd608 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 8 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.78 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.12 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.69 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.89 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.96 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.16 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.19 #2029f7 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd608  rgb(223, 214, 8)  hsl(57, 93%, 45%)  Citrine
#0811df  rgb(8, 17, 223)  hsl(237, 93%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#08dfd6  rgb(8, 223, 214)  hsl(177, 93%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#d608df  rgb(214, 8, 223)  hsl(297, 93%, 45%)  Electric Purple