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#DBC718

#dbc718 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbc718 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 78.04% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.13% magenta, 89.04% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 53.85°, with 80.25% saturation and 47.65% 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 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.5597

Complementary

  1. #dbc718
  2. #182cdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbc718
  2. #188ddb
  3. #6618db

Analogous

  1. #db6618
  2. #dbc718
  3. #8ddb18

Triadic

  1. #dbc718
  2. #18dbc7
  3. #c718db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc718
  2. #2cdb18
  3. #182cdb
  4. #c718db

Square

  1. #dbc718
  2. #18db66
  3. #182cdb
  4. #db188d

Monochromatic

  1. #514a09
  2. #968810
  3. #dbc718
  4. #ecdd53
  5. #f4ea98

Shades

#dbc718 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc718
  2. #c5b316
  3. #af9f13
  4. #998b11
  5. #83770e
  6. #6e640c
  7. #58500a
  8. #423c07
  9. #2c2805
  10. #161402
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc718 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc718
  2. #dfcd2f
  3. #e2d246
  4. #e6d85d
  5. #e9dd74
  6. #ede38c
  7. #f1e9a3
  8. #f4eeba
  9. #f8f4d1
  10. #fbf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc718 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc718
  2. #d2c022
  3. #c9b92d
  4. #c0b237
  5. #b7ab42
  6. #aea44c
  7. #a49c56
  8. #9b9561
  9. #928e6b
  10. #898776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec69d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c92c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb8aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec825 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6be88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc718 {
  color: #dbc718;
}
Background
.bg-dbc718 {
  background-color: #dbc718;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc718 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc718;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc718;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 199 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc718 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc718, #8ddb18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc718 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 199 24 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.36 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.74 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.97 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.04 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.77 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.84 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.94 #2438e7 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbc718  rgb(219, 199, 24)  hsl(54, 80%, 48%)  Citrine
#182cdb  rgb(24, 44, 219)  hsl(234, 80%, 48%)  Blue
#18dbc7  rgb(24, 219, 199)  hsl(174, 80%, 48%)  Turquoise
#c718db  rgb(199, 24, 219)  hsl(294, 80%, 48%)  Electric Purple