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#DBC53D

#dbc53d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbc53d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 77.25% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.05% magenta, 72.15% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 51.65°, with 68.7% saturation and 54.9% 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 12.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5533

Complementary

  1. #dbc53d
  2. #3d53db

Split complementary

  1. #dbc53d
  2. #3da2db
  3. #763ddb

Analogous

  1. #db763d
  2. #dbc53d
  3. #a2db3d

Triadic

  1. #dbc53d
  2. #3ddbc5
  3. #c53ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbc53d
  2. #53db3d
  3. #3d53db
  4. #c53ddb

Square

  1. #dbc53d
  2. #3ddb76
  3. #3d53db
  4. #db3da2

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5f14
  2. #ac9820
  3. #dbc53d
  4. #e7d87e
  5. #f3ecbe

Shades

#dbc53d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc53d
  2. #c5b137
  3. #af9e31
  4. #998a2b
  5. #837625
  6. #6e631f
  7. #584f18
  8. #423b12
  9. #2c270c
  10. #161406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc53d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc53d
  2. #dfcb50
  3. #e2d164
  4. #e6d677
  5. #e9dc8b
  6. #ede29e
  7. #f1e8b1
  8. #f4eec5
  9. #f8f3d8
  10. #fbf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc53d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc53d
  2. #d2be44
  3. #c9b74a
  4. #c0b051
  5. #b7a958
  6. #aea35f
  7. #a49c65
  8. #9b956c
  9. #928e73
  10. #898779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec5a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c026 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec846 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecb7aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c231 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc742 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5bd8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc53d {
  color: #dbc53d;
}
Background
.bg-dbc53d {
  background-color: #dbc53d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc53d {
  border: 2px solid #dbc53d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc53d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 197 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc53d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc53d, #a2db3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc53d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 197 61 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.29 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.31 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.97 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.15 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.45 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.81 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.84 #243ac2 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbc53d  rgb(219, 197, 61)  hsl(52, 69%, 55%)  Citrine
#3d53db  rgb(61, 83, 219)  hsl(232, 69%, 55%)  Iris
#3ddbc5  rgb(61, 219, 197)  hsl(172, 69%, 55%)  Turquoise
#c53ddb  rgb(197, 61, 219)  hsl(292, 69%, 55%)  Medium Orchid