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#DBCC17

#dbcc17 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbcc17 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.85% magenta, 89.5% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.41°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.81.

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Relative luminance0.5831

Complementary

  1. #dbcc17
  2. #1726db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcc17
  2. #1788db
  3. #6a17db

Analogous

  1. #db6a17
  2. #dbcc17
  3. #88db17

Triadic

  1. #dbcc17
  2. #17dbcc
  3. #cc17db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcc17
  2. #26db17
  3. #1726db
  4. #cc17db

Square

  1. #dbcc17
  2. #17db6a
  3. #1726db
  4. #db1788

Monochromatic

  1. #514b08
  2. #968c10
  3. #dbcc17
  4. #ede152
  5. #f4ed97

Shades

#dbcc17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcc17
  2. #c5b815
  3. #afa312
  4. #998f10
  5. #837a0e
  6. #6e660c
  7. #585209
  8. #423d07
  9. #2c2905
  10. #161402
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcc17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcc17
  2. #dfd12e
  3. #e2d645
  4. #e6db5d
  5. #e9e074
  6. #ede68b
  7. #f1eba2
  8. #f4f0b9
  9. #f8f5d1
  10. #fbfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcc17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcc17
  2. #d2c422
  3. #c9bd2c
  4. #c0b537
  5. #b7ae41
  6. #aea64c
  7. #a49e56
  8. #9b9761
  9. #928f6b
  10. #898876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0caa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbdae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cc26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c38b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcc17 {
  color: #dbcc17;
}
Background
.bg-dbcc17 {
  background-color: #dbcc17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcc17 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcc17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcc17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 204 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcc17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcc17, #88db17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcc17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 204 23 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.88 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.16 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.47 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.65 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.77 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 7.08 #2433e8 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcc17  rgb(219, 204, 23)  hsl(55, 81%, 47%)  Citrine
#1726db  rgb(23, 38, 219)  hsl(235, 81%, 47%)  Blue
#17dbcc  rgb(23, 219, 204)  hsl(175, 81%, 47%)  Turquoise
#cc17db  rgb(204, 23, 219)  hsl(295, 81%, 47%)  Electric Purple