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#DBCD16

#dbcd16 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbcd16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 89.95% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.74°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 1.84.

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Relative luminance0.5878

Complementary

  1. #dbcd16
  2. #1624db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd16
  2. #1686db
  3. #6b16db

Analogous

  1. #db6b16
  2. #dbcd16
  3. #86db16

Triadic

  1. #dbcd16
  2. #16dbcd
  3. #cd16db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd16
  2. #24db16
  3. #1624db
  4. #cd16db

Square

  1. #dbcd16
  2. #16db6b
  3. #1624db
  4. #db1686

Monochromatic

  1. #504b08
  2. #958c0f
  3. #dbcd16
  4. #ede250
  5. #f4ee96

Shades

#dbcd16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd16
  2. #c5b914
  3. #afa412
  4. #99900f
  5. #837b0d
  6. #6e670b
  7. #585209
  8. #423e07
  9. #2c2904
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd16
  2. #dfd22d
  3. #e2d745
  4. #e6dc5c
  5. #e9e173
  6. #ede68b
  7. #f1eba2
  8. #f4f0b9
  9. #f8f5d0
  10. #fbfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd16
  2. #d2c521
  3. #c9be2b
  4. #c0b636
  5. #b7ae40
  6. #aea74b
  7. #a49f56
  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 #e1cd25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd16 {
  color: #dbcd16;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd16 {
  background-color: #dbcd16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd16 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd16, #86db16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 22 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.84 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.68 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.90 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.44 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.63 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.99 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 7.18 #2432e9 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd16  rgb(219, 205, 22)  hsl(56, 82%, 47%)  Citrine
#1624db  rgb(22, 36, 219)  hsl(236, 82%, 47%)  Blue
#16dbcd  rgb(22, 219, 205)  hsl(176, 82%, 47%)  Turquoise
#cd16db  rgb(205, 22, 219)  hsl(296, 82%, 47%)  Electric Purple