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#DBC823

#dbc823 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbc823 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 78.43% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.68% magenta, 84.02% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 53.8°, with 72.44% saturation and 49.8% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5649

Complementary

  1. #dbc823
  2. #2336db

Split complementary

  1. #dbc823
  2. #2392db
  3. #6c23db

Analogous

  1. #db6c23
  2. #dbc823
  3. #92db23

Triadic

  1. #dbc823
  2. #23dbc8
  3. #c823db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc823
  2. #36db23
  3. #2336db
  4. #c823db

Square

  1. #dbc823
  2. #23db6c
  3. #2336db
  4. #db2392

Monochromatic

  1. #57500e
  2. #998c18
  3. #dbc823
  4. #e6d964
  5. #f1e9a6

Shades

#dbc823 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc823
  2. #c5b420
  3. #afa01c
  4. #998c19
  5. #837815
  6. #6e6412
  7. #58500e
  8. #423c0b
  9. #2c2807
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc823 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc823
  2. #dfce39
  3. #e2d34f
  4. #e6d965
  5. #e9de7b
  6. #ede491
  7. #f1e9a7
  8. #f4efbd
  9. #f8f4d3
  10. #fbfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc823 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc823
  2. #d2c12c
  3. #c9ba36
  4. #c0b23f
  5. #b7ab48
  6. #aea452
  7. #a49d5b
  8. #9b9664
  9. #928e6d
  10. #898777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc79f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecb9ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfc92d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6bf89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc823 {
  color: #dbc823;
}
Background
.bg-dbc823 {
  background-color: #dbc823;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc823 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc823;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc823;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 200 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc823 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc823, #92db23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc823 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 200 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.41 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.83 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.95 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.97 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.77 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.81 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.93 #2437dc Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbc823  rgb(219, 200, 35)  hsl(54, 72%, 50%)  Citrine
#2336db  rgb(35, 54, 219)  hsl(234, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#23dbc8  rgb(35, 219, 200)  hsl(174, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise
#c823db  rgb(200, 35, 219)  hsl(294, 72%, 50%)  Electric Purple