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#DBCD24

#dbcd24 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd24 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 83.56% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.41°, with 71.76% saturation and 50% 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 2.13.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5885

Complementary

  1. #dbcd24
  2. #2432db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd24
  2. #248ddb
  3. #7224db

Analogous

  1. #db7224
  2. #dbcd24
  3. #8ddb24

Triadic

  1. #dbcd24
  2. #24dbcd
  3. #cd24db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd24
  2. #32db24
  3. #2432db
  4. #cd24db

Square

  1. #dbcd24
  2. #24db72
  3. #2432db
  4. #db248d

Monochromatic

  1. #58520e
  2. #998f19
  3. #dbcd24
  4. #e6dc66
  5. #f1eba7

Shades

#dbcd24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd24
  2. #c5b920
  3. #afa41d
  4. #999019
  5. #837b16
  6. #6e6712
  7. #58520e
  8. #423e0b
  9. #2c2907
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd24
  2. #dfd23a
  3. #e2d750
  4. #e6dc66
  5. #e9e17c
  6. #ede692
  7. #f1eba7
  8. #f4f0bd
  9. #f8f5d3
  10. #fbfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd24
  2. #d2c52d
  3. #c9be36
  4. #c0b640
  5. #b7ae49
  6. #aea752
  7. #a49f5b
  8. #9b9764
  9. #928f6e
  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 #e5cd34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c48d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd24 {
  color: #dbcd24;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd24 {
  background-color: #dbcd24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd24 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd24, #8ddb24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 36 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.13 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.72 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.08 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.47 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.74 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.81 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.02 #2432db Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd24  rgb(219, 205, 36)  hsl(55, 72%, 50%)  Citrine
#2432db  rgb(36, 50, 219)  hsl(235, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#24dbcd  rgb(36, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise
#cd24db  rgb(205, 36, 219)  hsl(295, 72%, 50%)  Medium Orchid