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#DBCD11

#dbcd11 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbcd11 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 92.24% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.84°, with 85.59% saturation and 46.27% 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 1.79.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5876

Complementary

  1. #dbcd11
  2. #111fdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd11
  2. #1184db
  3. #6811db

Analogous

  1. #db6811
  2. #dbcd11
  3. #84db11

Triadic

  1. #dbcd11
  2. #11dbcd
  3. #cd11db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd11
  2. #1fdb11
  3. #111fdb
  4. #cd11db

Square

  1. #dbcd11
  2. #11db68
  3. #111fdb
  4. #db1184

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4806
  2. #948b0b
  3. #dbcd11
  4. #f1e548
  5. #f6ef8f

Shades

#dbcd11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd11
  2. #c5b90f
  3. #afa40e
  4. #99900c
  5. #837b0a
  6. #6e6709
  7. #585207
  8. #423e05
  9. #2c2903
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd11
  2. #dfd229
  3. #e2d741
  4. #e6dc58
  5. #e9e170
  6. #ede688
  7. #f1eba0
  8. #f4f0b8
  9. #f8f5cf
  10. #fbfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd11
  2. #d2c51c
  3. #c9be27
  4. #c0b632
  5. #b7ae3d
  6. #aea749
  7. #a49f54
  8. #9b975f
  9. #928f6a
  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 #e5cd2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd11 {
  color: #dbcd11;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd11 {
  background-color: #dbcd11;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd11 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd11, #84db11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 17 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.79 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.68 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.86 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.44 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.59 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.99 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 7.15 #2432ee Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd11  rgb(219, 205, 17)  hsl(56, 86%, 46%)  Citrine
#111fdb  rgb(17, 31, 219)  hsl(236, 86%, 46%)  Blue
#11dbcd  rgb(17, 219, 205)  hsl(176, 86%, 46%)  Turquoise
#cd11db  rgb(205, 17, 219)  hsl(296, 86%, 46%)  Electric Purple