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#DBCA38

#dbca38 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbca38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.76% magenta, 74.43% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 53.74°, with 69.36% saturation and 53.92% 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 12.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.5759

Complementary

  1. #dbca38
  2. #3849db

Split complementary

  1. #dbca38
  2. #389bdb
  3. #7838db

Analogous

  1. #db7838
  2. #dbca38
  3. #9bdb38

Triadic

  1. #dbca38
  2. #38dbca
  3. #ca38db

Tetradic

  1. #dbca38
  2. #49db38
  3. #3849db
  4. #ca38db

Square

  1. #dbca38
  2. #38db78
  3. #3849db
  4. #db389b

Monochromatic

  1. #675e13
  2. #a89a1e
  3. #dbca38
  4. #e7db79
  5. #f2edba

Shades

#dbca38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbca38
  2. #c5b632
  3. #afa22d
  4. #998d27
  5. #837922
  6. #6e651c
  7. #585116
  8. #423d11
  9. #2c280b
  10. #161406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbca38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbca38
  2. #dfcf4c
  3. #e2d560
  4. #e6da74
  5. #e9df88
  6. #ede59c
  7. #f1eaaf
  8. #f4efc3
  9. #f8f4d7
  10. #fbfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbca38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbca38
  2. #d2c33f
  3. #c9bb46
  4. #c0b44e
  5. #b7ac55
  6. #aea55c
  7. #a49e63
  8. #9b966a
  9. #928f72
  10. #898779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c9a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc41a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc629 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcb3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c18e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbca38 {
  color: #dbca38;
}
Background
.bg-dbca38 {
  background-color: #dbca38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbca38 {
  border: 2px solid #dbca38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbca38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 202 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbca38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbca38, #9bdb38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbca38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 202 56 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.16 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.69 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.90 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.93 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.28 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.64 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.87 #2435c7 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbca38  rgb(219, 202, 56)  hsl(54, 69%, 54%)  Citrine
#3849db  rgb(56, 73, 219)  hsl(234, 69%, 54%)  Iris
#38dbca  rgb(56, 219, 202)  hsl(174, 69%, 54%)  Turquoise
#ca38db  rgb(202, 56, 219)  hsl(294, 69%, 54%)  Medium Orchid