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#DBCA24

#dbca24 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbca24 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.76% magenta, 83.56% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.43°, with 71.76% saturation and 50% 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 12.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.5743

Complementary

  1. #dbca24
  2. #2435db

Split complementary

  1. #dbca24
  2. #2490db
  3. #6f24db

Analogous

  1. #db6f24
  2. #dbca24
  3. #90db24

Triadic

  1. #dbca24
  2. #24dbca
  3. #ca24db

Tetradic

  1. #dbca24
  2. #35db24
  3. #2435db
  4. #ca24db

Square

  1. #dbca24
  2. #24db6f
  3. #2435db
  4. #db2490

Monochromatic

  1. #58510e
  2. #998d19
  3. #dbca24
  4. #e6da66
  5. #f1eaa7

Shades

#dbca24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbca24
  2. #c5b620
  3. #afa21d
  4. #998d19
  5. #837916
  6. #6e6512
  7. #58510e
  8. #423d0b
  9. #2c2807
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbca24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbca24
  2. #dfcf3a
  3. #e2d550
  4. #e6da66
  5. #e9df7c
  6. #ede592
  7. #f1eaa7
  8. #f4efbd
  9. #f8f4d3
  10. #fbfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbca24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbca24
  2. #d2c32d
  3. #c9bb36
  4. #c0b440
  5. #b7ac49
  6. #aea552
  7. #a49e5b
  8. #9b9664
  9. #928f6e
  10. #898777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c8a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbbad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cb2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c18b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbca24 {
  color: #dbca24;
}
Background
.bg-dbca24 {
  background-color: #dbca24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbca24 {
  border: 2px solid #dbca24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbca24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 202 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbca24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbca24, #90db24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbca24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 202 36 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.18 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.36 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.48 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.61 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.84 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.86 #2435db Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbca24  rgb(219, 202, 36)  hsl(54, 72%, 50%)  Citrine
#2435db  rgb(36, 53, 219)  hsl(234, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#24dbca  rgb(36, 219, 202)  hsl(174, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise
#ca24db  rgb(202, 36, 219)  hsl(294, 72%, 50%)  Electric Purple