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#DBCA41

#dbca41 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbca41 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 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.76% magenta, 70.32% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 53.38°, with 68.14% saturation and 55.69% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.5768

Complementary

  1. #dbca41
  2. #4152db

Split complementary

  1. #dbca41
  2. #419fdb
  3. #7d41db

Analogous

  1. #db7d41
  2. #dbca41
  3. #9fdb41

Triadic

  1. #dbca41
  2. #41dbca
  3. #ca41db

Tetradic

  1. #dbca41
  2. #52db41
  3. #4152db
  4. #ca41db

Square

  1. #dbca41
  2. #41db7d
  3. #4152db
  4. #db419f

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6415
  2. #ae9f21
  3. #dbca41
  4. #e7dc81
  5. #f3eec2

Shades

#dbca41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbca41
  2. #c5b63b
  3. #afa234
  4. #998d2e
  5. #837927
  6. #6e6521
  7. #58511a
  8. #423d14
  9. #2c280d
  10. #161407
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbca41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbca41
  2. #dfcf54
  3. #e2d567
  4. #e6da7a
  5. #e9df8d
  6. #ede5a0
  7. #f1eab3
  8. #f4efc6
  9. #f8f4d9
  10. #fbfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbca41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbca41
  2. #d2c347
  3. #c9bb4e
  4. #c0b454
  5. #b7ac5a
  6. #aea561
  7. #a49e67
  8. #9b966d
  9. #928f73
  10. #89877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c9a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc42b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cb4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebbcaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc635 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcb46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c290 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbca41 {
  color: #dbca41;
}
Background
.bg-dbca41 {
  background-color: #dbca41;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbca41 {
  border: 2px solid #dbca41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbca41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 202 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbca41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbca41, #9fdb41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbca41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 202 65 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.82 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.32 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.73 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.01 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.05 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.85 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.88 #2435be Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbca41  rgb(219, 202, 65)  hsl(53, 68%, 56%)  Citrine
#4152db  rgb(65, 82, 219)  hsl(233, 68%, 56%)  Iris
#41dbca  rgb(65, 219, 202)  hsl(173, 68%, 56%)  Turquoise
#ca41db  rgb(202, 65, 219)  hsl(293, 68%, 56%)  Medium Orchid