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#DBCB3D

#dbcb3d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcb3d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.31% magenta, 72.15% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 53.92°, with 68.7% saturation and 54.9% 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5811

Complementary

  1. #dbcb3d
  2. #3d4ddb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcb3d
  2. #3d9cdb
  3. #7c3ddb

Analogous

  1. #db7c3d
  2. #dbcb3d
  3. #9cdb3d

Triadic

  1. #dbcb3d
  2. #3ddbcb
  3. #cb3ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcb3d
  2. #4ddb3d
  3. #3d4ddb
  4. #cb3ddb

Square

  1. #dbcb3d
  2. #3ddb7c
  3. #3d4ddb
  4. #db3d9c

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6214
  2. #ac9d20
  3. #dbcb3d
  4. #e7dc7e
  5. #f3eebe

Shades

#dbcb3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcb3d
  2. #c5b737
  3. #afa231
  4. #998e2b
  5. #837a25
  6. #6e661f
  7. #585118
  8. #423d12
  9. #2c290c
  10. #161406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcb3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcb3d
  2. #dfd050
  3. #e2d564
  4. #e6db77
  5. #e9e08b
  6. #ede59e
  7. #f1eab1
  8. #f4efc5
  9. #f8f5d8
  10. #fbfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcb3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcb3d
  2. #d2c444
  3. #c9bc4a
  4. #c0b551
  5. #b7ad58
  6. #aea65f
  7. #a49e65
  8. #9b976c
  9. #928f73
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0caa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec524 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cc47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbdaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc730 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcb43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcb3d {
  color: #dbcb3d;
}
Background
.bg-dbcb3d {
  background-color: #dbcb3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcb3d {
  border: 2px solid #dbcb3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcb3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 203 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcb3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcb3d, #9cdb3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcb3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 203 61 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.44 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.45 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.63 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.12 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.20 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.92 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.96 #2434c2 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcb3d  rgb(219, 203, 61)  hsl(54, 69%, 55%)  Citrine
#3d4ddb  rgb(61, 77, 219)  hsl(234, 69%, 55%)  Iris
#3ddbcb  rgb(61, 219, 203)  hsl(174, 69%, 55%)  Turquoise
#cb3ddb  rgb(203, 61, 219)  hsl(294, 69%, 55%)  Medium Orchid