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#DFD701

#dfd701 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd701 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.31% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 99.55% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.84°, with 99.11% saturation and 43.92% 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 13.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.6429

Complementary

  1. #dfd701
  2. #0109df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd701
  2. #0178df
  3. #6801df

Analogous

  1. #df6801
  2. #dfd701
  3. #78df01

Triadic

  1. #dfd701
  2. #01dfd7
  3. #d701df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd701
  2. #09df01
  3. #0109df
  4. #d701df

Square

  1. #dfd701
  2. #01df68
  3. #0109df
  4. #df0178

Monochromatic

  1. #474400
  2. #938e01
  3. #dfd701
  4. #fef72e
  5. #fefa7b

Shades

#dfd701 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd701
  2. #c9c201
  3. #b2ac01
  4. #9c9701
  5. #868101
  6. #706c01
  7. #595600
  8. #434100
  9. #2d2b00
  10. #161600
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd701 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd701
  2. #e2db1a
  3. #e5df34
  4. #e9e34d
  5. #ece767
  6. #efeb80
  7. #f2ef99
  8. #f5f3b3
  9. #f9f7cc
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd701 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd701
  2. #d6ce0e
  3. #ccc61a
  4. #c3bd27
  5. #b9b434
  6. #b0ac41
  7. #a6a34d
  8. #9d9a5a
  9. #939167
  10. #8a8973
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d4a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebce00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed528 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d61d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eace91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd701 {
  color: #dfd701;
}
Background
.bg-dfd701 {
  background-color: #dfd701;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd701 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd701;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd701;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 99% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd701 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd701, #78df01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd701 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 1 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.06 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.09 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.47 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.72 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.03 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.06 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.06 #2028fe Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dfd701  rgb(223, 215, 1)  hsl(58, 99%, 44%)  Citrine
#0109df  rgb(1, 9, 223)  hsl(238, 99%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#01dfd7  rgb(1, 223, 215)  hsl(178, 99%, 44%)  Bright Turquoise
#d701df  rgb(215, 1, 223)  hsl(298, 99%, 44%)  Electric Purple