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#DBC745

#dbc745 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbc745 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.13% magenta, 68.49% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 52°, with 67.57% saturation and 56.47% 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 12.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5634

Complementary

  1. #dbc745
  2. #4559db

Split complementary

  1. #dbc745
  2. #45a4db
  3. #7c45db

Analogous

  1. #db7c45
  2. #dbc745
  3. #a4db45

Triadic

  1. #dbc745
  2. #45dbc7
  3. #c745db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc745
  2. #59db45
  3. #4559db
  4. #c745db

Square

  1. #dbc745
  2. #45db7c
  3. #4559db
  4. #db45a4

Monochromatic

  1. #716516
  2. #b19e22
  3. #dbc745
  4. #e7da85
  5. #f4eec5

Shades

#dbc745 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc745
  2. #c5b33e
  3. #af9f37
  4. #998b30
  5. #837729
  6. #6e6423
  7. #58501c
  8. #423c15
  9. #2c280e
  10. #161407
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc745 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc745
  2. #dfcd58
  3. #e2d26a
  4. #e6d87d
  5. #e9dd8f
  6. #ede3a2
  7. #f1e9b5
  8. #f4eec7
  9. #f8f4da
  10. #fbf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc745 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc745
  2. #d2c04b
  3. #c9b951
  4. #c0b257
  5. #b7ab5d
  6. #aea463
  7. #a49c68
  8. #9b956e
  9. #928e74
  10. #89877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc6a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c132 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc94d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecb9ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac43b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc84a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5bf8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc745 {
  color: #dbc745;
}
Background
.bg-dbc745 {
  background-color: #dbc745;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc745 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc745;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc745;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 199 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc745 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc745, #a4db45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc745 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 199 69 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.54 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.74 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.60 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.93 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.55 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.73 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.91 #2438ba Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbc745  rgb(219, 199, 69)  hsl(52, 68%, 56%)  Citrine
#4559db  rgb(69, 89, 219)  hsl(232, 68%, 56%)  Iris
#45dbc7  rgb(69, 219, 199)  hsl(172, 68%, 56%)  Turquoise
#c745db  rgb(199, 69, 219)  hsl(292, 68%, 56%)  Medium Orchid