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#DBCB48

#dbcb48 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcb48 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.31% magenta, 67.12% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 53.47°, with 67.12% saturation and 57.06% 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 12.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.5824

Complementary

  1. #dbcb48
  2. #4858db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcb48
  2. #48a2db
  3. #8248db

Analogous

  1. #db8248
  2. #dbcb48
  3. #a2db48

Triadic

  1. #dbcb48
  2. #48dbcb
  3. #cb48db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcb48
  2. #58db48
  3. #4858db
  4. #cb48db

Square

  1. #dbcb48
  2. #48db82
  3. #4858db
  4. #db48a2

Monochromatic

  1. #736917
  2. #b3a423
  3. #dbcb48
  4. #e8dd88
  5. #f4efc8

Shades

#dbcb48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcb48
  2. #c5b741
  3. #afa23a
  4. #998e32
  5. #837a2b
  6. #6e6624
  7. #58511d
  8. #423d16
  9. #2c290e
  10. #161407
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcb48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcb48
  2. #dfd05a
  3. #e2d56d
  4. #e6db7f
  5. #e9e091
  6. #ede5a4
  7. #f1eab6
  8. #f4efc8
  9. #f8f5da
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcb48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcb48
  2. #d2c44e
  3. #c9bc53
  4. #c0b559
  5. #b7ad5e
  6. #aea664
  7. #a49e6a
  8. #9b976f
  9. #928f75
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0caa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc536 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cc50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebbdb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc73e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcc4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c392 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcb48 {
  color: #dbcb48;
}
Background
.bg-dbcb48 {
  background-color: #dbcb48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcb48 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcb48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcb48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 203 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcb48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcb48, #a2db48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcb48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 203 72 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.34 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.69 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.93 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.97 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.13 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.87 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.90 #2434b7 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcb48  rgb(219, 203, 72)  hsl(53, 67%, 57%)  Citrine
#4858db  rgb(72, 88, 219)  hsl(233, 67%, 57%)  Iris
#48dbcb  rgb(72, 219, 203)  hsl(173, 67%, 57%)  Turquoise
#cb48db  rgb(203, 72, 219)  hsl(293, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid