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#DBC720

#dbc720 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbc720 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 78.04% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.13% magenta, 85.39% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 53.58°, with 74.5% saturation and 49.22% 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5601

Complementary

  1. #dbc720
  2. #2034db

Split complementary

  1. #dbc720
  2. #2092db
  3. #6a20db

Analogous

  1. #db6a20
  2. #dbc720
  3. #92db20

Triadic

  1. #dbc720
  2. #20dbc7
  3. #c720db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc720
  2. #34db20
  3. #2034db
  4. #c720db

Square

  1. #dbc720
  2. #20db6a
  3. #2034db
  4. #db2092

Monochromatic

  1. #564e0c
  2. #988a16
  3. #dbc720
  4. #e8d960
  5. #f1e9a3

Shades

#dbc720 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc720
  2. #c5b31d
  3. #af9f1a
  4. #998b16
  5. #837713
  6. #6e6410
  7. #58500d
  8. #423c0a
  9. #2c2806
  10. #161403
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc720 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc720
  2. #dfcd36
  3. #e2d24d
  4. #e6d863
  5. #e9dd79
  6. #ede390
  7. #f1e9a6
  8. #f4eebc
  9. #f8f4d2
  10. #fbf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc720 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc720
  2. #d2c02a
  3. #c9b933
  4. #c0b23d
  5. #b7ab46
  6. #aea450
  7. #a49c5a
  8. #9b9563
  9. #928e6d
  10. #898776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec69e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c931 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb8aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec82b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6be88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc720 {
  color: #dbc720;
}
Background
.bg-dbc720 {
  background-color: #dbc720;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc720 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc720;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc720;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 199 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc720 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc720, #92db20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc720 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 199 32 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.77 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.77 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.07 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.86 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.86 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.88 #2438df Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbc720  rgb(219, 199, 32)  hsl(54, 75%, 49%)  Citrine
#2034db  rgb(32, 52, 219)  hsl(234, 75%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#20dbc7  rgb(32, 219, 199)  hsl(174, 75%, 49%)  Turquoise
#c720db  rgb(199, 32, 219)  hsl(294, 75%, 49%)  Electric Purple