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#DBCA1E

#dbca1e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbca1e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 79.22% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.76% magenta, 86.3% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.6°, with 75.9% saturation and 48.82% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5739

Complementary

  1. #dbca1e
  2. #1e2fdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbca1e
  2. #1e8ddb
  3. #6b1edb

Analogous

  1. #db6b1e
  2. #dbca1e
  3. #8ddb1e

Triadic

  1. #dbca1e
  2. #1edbca
  3. #ca1edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbca1e
  2. #2fdb1e
  3. #1e2fdb
  4. #ca1edb

Square

  1. #dbca1e
  2. #1edb6b
  3. #1e2fdb
  4. #db1e8d

Monochromatic

  1. #544e0c
  2. #988c15
  3. #dbca1e
  4. #e9dc5d
  5. #f2eba0

Shades

#dbca1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbca1e
  2. #c5b61b
  3. #afa218
  4. #998d15
  5. #837912
  6. #6e650f
  7. #58510c
  8. #423d09
  9. #2c2806
  10. #161403
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbca1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbca1e
  2. #dfcf35
  3. #e2d54b
  4. #e6da62
  5. #e9df78
  6. #ede58f
  7. #f1eaa5
  8. #f4efbc
  9. #f8f4d2
  10. #fbfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbca1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbca1e
  2. #d2c328
  3. #c9bb32
  4. #c0b43b
  5. #b7ac45
  6. #aea54f
  7. #a49e59
  8. #9b9663
  9. #928f6c
  10. #898776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c8a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbbad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cb2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c18a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbca1e {
  color: #dbca1e;
}
Background
.bg-dbca1e {
  background-color: #dbca1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbca1e {
  border: 2px solid #dbca1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbca1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 202 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 76% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbca1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbca1e, #8ddb1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbca1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 202 30 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.01 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.35 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.62 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.77 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.80 #2435e1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbca1e  rgb(219, 202, 30)  hsl(55, 76%, 49%)  Citrine
#1e2fdb  rgb(30, 47, 219)  hsl(235, 76%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#1edbca  rgb(30, 219, 202)  hsl(175, 76%, 49%)  Turquoise
#ca1edb  rgb(202, 30, 219)  hsl(295, 76%, 49%)  Electric Purple