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#DBCD22

#dbcd22 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.39% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 84.47% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.46°, with 73.12% saturation and 49.61% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.07.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5884

Complementary

  1. #dbcd22
  2. #2230db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd22
  2. #228ddb
  3. #7122db

Analogous

  1. #db7122
  2. #dbcd22
  3. #8ddb22

Triadic

  1. #dbcd22
  2. #22dbcd
  3. #cd22db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd22
  2. #30db22
  3. #2230db
  4. #cd22db

Square

  1. #dbcd22
  2. #22db71
  3. #2230db
  4. #db228d

Monochromatic

  1. #57510d
  2. #998f18
  3. #dbcd22
  4. #e7dd63
  5. #f1eba5

Shades

#dbcd22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd22
  2. #c5b91f
  3. #afa41b
  4. #999018
  5. #837b14
  6. #6e6711
  7. #58520e
  8. #423e0a
  9. #2c2907
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd22
  2. #dfd238
  3. #e2d74e
  4. #e6dc64
  5. #e9e17a
  6. #ede691
  7. #f1eba7
  8. #f4f0bd
  9. #f8f5d3
  10. #fbfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd22
  2. #d2c52b
  3. #c9be35
  4. #c0b63e
  5. #b7ae48
  6. #aea751
  7. #a49f5a
  8. #9b9764
  9. #928f6d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c48d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd22 {
  color: #dbcd22;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd22 {
  background-color: #dbcd22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd22 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd22, #8ddb22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 34 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.70 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.46 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.78 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.83 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.03 #2432dd Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd22  rgb(219, 205, 34)  hsl(55, 73%, 50%)  Citrine
#2230db  rgb(34, 48, 219)  hsl(235, 73%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#22dbcd  rgb(34, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#cd22db  rgb(205, 34, 219)  hsl(295, 73%, 50%)  Electric Purple