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#DBCD0F

#dbcd0f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbcd0f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.39% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 93.15% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.88°, with 87.18% saturation and 45.88% 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 12.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.78.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5876

Complementary

  1. #dbcd0f
  2. #0f1ddb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd0f
  2. #0f83db
  3. #670fdb

Analogous

  1. #db670f
  2. #dbcd0f
  3. #83db0f

Triadic

  1. #dbcd0f
  2. #0fdbcd
  3. #cd0fdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd0f
  2. #1ddb0f
  3. #0f1ddb
  4. #cd0fdb

Square

  1. #dbcd0f
  2. #0fdb67
  3. #0f1ddb
  4. #db0f83

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4705
  2. #938a0a
  3. #dbcd0f
  4. #f2e644
  5. #f7f08c

Shades

#dbcd0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd0f
  2. #c5b90e
  3. #afa40c
  4. #99900b
  5. #837b09
  6. #6e6708
  7. #585206
  8. #423e05
  9. #2c2903
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd0f
  2. #dfd227
  3. #e2d73f
  4. #e6dc57
  5. #e9e16f
  6. #ede687
  7. #f1eb9f
  8. #f4f0b7
  9. #f8f5cf
  10. #fbfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd0f
  2. #d2c51a
  3. #c9be26
  4. #c0b631
  5. #b7ae3c
  6. #aea748
  7. #a49f53
  8. #9b975e
  9. #928f69
  10. #898875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd0f {
  color: #dbcd0f;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd0f {
  background-color: #dbcd0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd0f {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 87% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd0f, #83db0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 15 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.78 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.68 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.85 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.44 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.57 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.99 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 7.14 #2432f0 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd0f  rgb(219, 205, 15)  hsl(56, 87%, 46%)  Citrine
#0f1ddb  rgb(15, 29, 219)  hsl(236, 87%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#0fdbcd  rgb(15, 219, 205)  hsl(176, 87%, 46%)  Turquoise
#cd0fdb  rgb(205, 15, 219)  hsl(296, 87%, 46%)  Electric Purple