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#DBCB0D

#dbcb0d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbcb0d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 79.61% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.31% magenta, 94.06% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.34°, with 88.79% saturation and 45.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.578

Complementary

  1. #dbcb0d
  2. #0d1ddb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcb0d
  2. #0d84db
  3. #640ddb

Analogous

  1. #db640d
  2. #dbcb0d
  3. #84db0d

Triadic

  1. #dbcb0d
  2. #0ddbcb
  3. #cb0ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcb0d
  2. #1ddb0d
  3. #0d1ddb
  4. #cb0ddb

Square

  1. #dbcb0d
  2. #0ddb64
  3. #0d1ddb
  4. #db0d84

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4504
  2. #938809
  3. #dbcb0d
  4. #f4e641
  5. #f8ef89

Shades

#dbcb0d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcb0d
  2. #c5b70c
  3. #afa20a
  4. #998e09
  5. #837a08
  6. #6e6607
  7. #585105
  8. #423d04
  9. #2c2903
  10. #161401
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcb0d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcb0d
  2. #dfd025
  3. #e2d53d
  4. #e6db56
  5. #e9e06e
  6. #ede586
  7. #f1ea9e
  8. #f4efb6
  9. #f8f5cf
  10. #fbfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcb0d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcb0d
  2. #d2c419
  3. #c9bc24
  4. #c0b530
  5. #b7ad3b
  6. #aea647
  7. #a49e52
  8. #9b975e
  9. #928f69
  10. #898875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c99f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cb28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edbcad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cb20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcb0d {
  color: #dbcb0d;
}
Background
.bg-dbcb0d {
  background-color: #dbcb0d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcb0d {
  border: 2px solid #dbcb0d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcb0d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 203 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcb0d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcb0d, #84db0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcb0d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 203 13 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.72 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.09 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.35 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.51 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.54 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.60 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.93 #2434f2 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcb0d  rgb(219, 203, 13)  hsl(55, 89%, 45%)  Citrine
#0d1ddb  rgb(13, 29, 219)  hsl(235, 89%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#0ddbcb  rgb(13, 219, 203)  hsl(175, 89%, 45%)  Turquoise
#cb0ddb  rgb(203, 13, 219)  hsl(295, 89%, 45%)  Electric Purple