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#DBCB27

#dbcb27 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcb27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 79.61% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.31% magenta, 82.19% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.67°, with 71.43% saturation and 50.59% 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 12.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.5792

Complementary

  1. #dbcb27
  2. #2737db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcb27
  2. #2791db
  3. #7127db

Analogous

  1. #db7127
  2. #dbcb27
  3. #91db27

Triadic

  1. #dbcb27
  2. #27dbcb
  3. #cb27db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcb27
  2. #37db27
  3. #2737db
  4. #cb27db

Square

  1. #dbcb27
  2. #27db71
  3. #2737db
  4. #db2791

Monochromatic

  1. #5a530f
  2. #9c901a
  3. #dbcb27
  4. #e6db69
  5. #f1ebaa

Shades

#dbcb27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcb27
  2. #c5b723
  3. #afa21f
  4. #998e1b
  5. #837a17
  6. #6e6614
  7. #585110
  8. #423d0c
  9. #2c2908
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcb27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcb27
  2. #dfd03d
  3. #e2d552
  4. #e6db68
  5. #e9e07d
  6. #ede593
  7. #f1eaa9
  8. #f4efbe
  9. #f8f5d4
  10. #fbfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcb27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcb27
  2. #d2c430
  3. #c9bc39
  4. #c0b542
  5. #b7ad4b
  6. #aea654
  7. #a49e5c
  8. #9b9765
  9. #928f6e
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c9a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cc36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc707 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cb31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c28c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcb27 {
  color: #dbcb27;
}
Background
.bg-dbcb27 {
  background-color: #dbcb27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcb27 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcb27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcb27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 203 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcb27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcb27, #91db27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcb27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 203 39 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.16 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.57 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.61 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.65 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.68 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.75 #2434d8 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcb27  rgb(219, 203, 39)  hsl(55, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#2737db  rgb(39, 55, 219)  hsl(235, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#27dbcb  rgb(39, 219, 203)  hsl(175, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cb27db  rgb(203, 39, 219)  hsl(295, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid