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#DBCA46

#dbca46 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbca46 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.76% magenta, 68.04% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 53.15°, with 67.42% saturation and 56.67% 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 12.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.5774

Complementary

  1. #dbca46
  2. #4657db

Split complementary

  1. #dbca46
  2. #46a2db
  3. #7f46db

Analogous

  1. #db7f46
  2. #dbca46
  3. #a2db46

Triadic

  1. #dbca46
  2. #46dbca
  3. #ca46db

Tetradic

  1. #dbca46
  2. #57db46
  3. #4657db
  4. #ca46db

Square

  1. #dbca46
  2. #46db7f
  3. #4657db
  4. #db46a2

Monochromatic

  1. #726716
  2. #b2a223
  3. #dbca46
  4. #e7dc86
  5. #f4efc6

Shades

#dbca46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbca46
  2. #c5b63f
  3. #afa238
  4. #998d31
  5. #83792a
  6. #6e6523
  7. #58511c
  8. #423d15
  9. #2c280e
  10. #161407
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbca46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbca46
  2. #dfcf59
  3. #e2d56b
  4. #e6da7e
  5. #e9df90
  6. #ede5a3
  7. #f1eab5
  8. #f4efc8
  9. #f8f4da
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbca46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbca46
  2. #d2c34c
  3. #c9bb52
  4. #c0b457
  5. #b7ac5d
  6. #aea563
  7. #a49e69
  8. #9b966f
  9. #928f74
  10. #89877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc433 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cb4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebbcaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc63b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcb4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c291 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbca46 {
  color: #dbca46;
}
Background
.bg-dbca46 {
  background-color: #dbca46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbca46 {
  border: 2px solid #dbca46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbca46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 202 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbca46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbca46, #a2db46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbca46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 202 70 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.24 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.98 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.64 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.95 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.25 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.81 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.06 #2435b9 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbca46  rgb(219, 202, 70)  hsl(53, 67%, 57%)  Citrine
#4657db  rgb(70, 87, 219)  hsl(233, 67%, 57%)  Iris
#46dbca  rgb(70, 219, 202)  hsl(173, 67%, 57%)  Turquoise
#ca46db  rgb(202, 70, 219)  hsl(293, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid