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#DBCD27

#dbcd27 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd27 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 82.19% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.33°, with 71.43% saturation and 50.59% 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 2.22.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5887

Complementary

  1. #dbcd27
  2. #2735db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd27
  2. #278fdb
  3. #7327db

Analogous

  1. #db7327
  2. #dbcd27
  3. #8fdb27

Triadic

  1. #dbcd27
  2. #27dbcd
  3. #cd27db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd27
  2. #35db27
  3. #2735db
  4. #cd27db

Square

  1. #dbcd27
  2. #27db73
  3. #2735db
  4. #db278f

Monochromatic

  1. #5a540f
  2. #9c911a
  3. #dbcd27
  4. #e6dc69
  5. #f1ebaa

Shades

#dbcd27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd27
  2. #c5b923
  3. #afa41f
  4. #99901b
  5. #837b17
  6. #6e6714
  7. #585210
  8. #423e0c
  9. #2c2908
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd27
  2. #dfd23d
  3. #e2d752
  4. #e6dc68
  5. #e9e17d
  6. #ede693
  7. #f1eba9
  8. #f4f0be
  9. #f8f5d4
  10. #fbfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd27
  2. #d2c530
  3. #c9be39
  4. #c0b642
  5. #b7ae4b
  6. #aea754
  7. #a49f5c
  8. #9b9765
  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 #e5cd36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec905 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c48d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd27 {
  color: #dbcd27;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd27 {
  background-color: #dbcd27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd27 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd27, #8fdb27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 39 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.74 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.14 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.49 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.59 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.87 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.95 #2432d8 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd27  rgb(219, 205, 39)  hsl(55, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#2735db  rgb(39, 53, 219)  hsl(235, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#27dbcd  rgb(39, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cd27db  rgb(205, 39, 219)  hsl(295, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid