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#DBCD15

#dbcd15 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbcd15 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 90.41% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.76°, with 82.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.83.

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Relative luminance0.5878

Complementary

  1. #dbcd15
  2. #1523db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd15
  2. #1586db
  3. #6a15db

Analogous

  1. #db6a15
  2. #dbcd15
  3. #86db15

Triadic

  1. #dbcd15
  2. #15dbcd
  3. #cd15db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd15
  2. #23db15
  3. #1523db
  4. #cd15db

Square

  1. #dbcd15
  2. #15db6a
  3. #1523db
  4. #db1586

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4a08
  2. #958c0e
  3. #dbcd15
  4. #eee34e
  5. #f5ee94

Shades

#dbcd15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd15
  2. #c5b913
  3. #afa411
  4. #99900f
  5. #837b0d
  6. #6e670b
  7. #585208
  8. #423e06
  9. #2c2904
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd15
  2. #dfd22c
  3. #e2d744
  4. #e6dc5b
  5. #e9e173
  6. #ede68a
  7. #f1eba1
  8. #f4f0b9
  9. #f8f5d0
  10. #fbfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd15
  2. #d2c520
  3. #c9be2a
  4. #c0b635
  5. #b7ae40
  6. #aea74b
  7. #a49f55
  8. #9b9760
  9. #928f6b
  10. #898875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd15 {
  color: #dbcd15;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd15 {
  background-color: #dbcd15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd15 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd15, #86db15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 21 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.83 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.68 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.89 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.44 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.62 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.99 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 7.17 #2432ea Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd15  rgb(219, 205, 21)  hsl(56, 83%, 47%)  Citrine
#1523db  rgb(21, 35, 219)  hsl(236, 83%, 47%)  Blue
#15dbcd  rgb(21, 219, 205)  hsl(176, 83%, 47%)  Turquoise
#cd15db  rgb(205, 21, 219)  hsl(296, 83%, 47%)  Electric Purple