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#DBC818

#dbc818 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbc818 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 78.43% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.68% magenta, 89.04% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.15°, 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 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.5643

Complementary

  1. #dbc818
  2. #182bdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbc818
  2. #188ddb
  3. #6618db

Analogous

  1. #db6618
  2. #dbc818
  3. #8ddb18

Triadic

  1. #dbc818
  2. #18dbc8
  3. #c818db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc818
  2. #2bdb18
  3. #182bdb
  4. #c818db

Square

  1. #dbc818
  2. #18db66
  3. #182bdb
  4. #db188d

Monochromatic

  1. #514a09
  2. #968910
  3. #dbc818
  4. #ecdd53
  5. #f4eb98

Shades

#dbc818 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc818
  2. #c5b416
  3. #afa013
  4. #998c11
  5. #83780e
  6. #6e640c
  7. #58500a
  8. #423c07
  9. #2c2805
  10. #161402
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc818 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc818
  2. #dfce2f
  3. #e2d346
  4. #e6d95d
  5. #e9de74
  6. #ede48c
  7. #f1e9a3
  8. #f4efba
  9. #f8f4d1
  10. #fbfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc818 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc818
  2. #d2c122
  3. #c9ba2d
  4. #c0b237
  5. #b7ab42
  6. #aea44c
  7. #a49d56
  8. #9b9661
  9. #928e6b
  10. #898776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc79e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c92c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb9ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfc925 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6bf88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc818 {
  color: #dbc818;
}
Background
.bg-dbc818 {
  background-color: #dbc818;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc818 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc818;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc818;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 200 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc818 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc818, #8ddb18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc818 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 200 24 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.17 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.79 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.23 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.73 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.81 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.85 #2437e7 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbc818  rgb(219, 200, 24)  hsl(54, 80%, 48%)  Citrine
#182bdb  rgb(24, 43, 219)  hsl(234, 80%, 48%)  Blue
#18dbc8  rgb(24, 219, 200)  hsl(174, 80%, 48%)  Turquoise
#c818db  rgb(200, 24, 219)  hsl(294, 80%, 48%)  Electric Purple