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#DBCD29

#dbcd29 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd29 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 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 81.28% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.28°, with 71.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5888

Complementary

  1. #dbcd29
  2. #2937db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd29
  2. #2990db
  3. #7429db

Analogous

  1. #db7429
  2. #dbcd29
  3. #90db29

Triadic

  1. #dbcd29
  2. #29dbcd
  3. #cd29db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd29
  2. #37db29
  3. #2937db
  4. #cd29db

Square

  1. #dbcd29
  2. #29db74
  3. #2937db
  4. #db2990

Monochromatic

  1. #5c560f
  2. #9d931a
  3. #dbcd29
  4. #e6dc6a
  5. #f1ecac

Shades

#dbcd29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd29
  2. #c5b925
  3. #afa421
  4. #99901d
  5. #837b19
  6. #6e6715
  7. #585210
  8. #423e0c
  9. #2c2908
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd29
  2. #dfd23e
  3. #e2d754
  4. #e6dc69
  5. #e9e17f
  6. #ede694
  7. #f1eba9
  8. #f4f0bf
  9. #f8f5d4
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd29
  2. #d2c532
  3. #c9be3a
  4. #c0b643
  5. #b7ae4c
  6. #aea755
  7. #a49f5d
  8. #9b9766
  9. #928f6f
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 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 #e5cd38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec90c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c48d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd29 {
  color: #dbcd29;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd29 {
  background-color: #dbcd29;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd29 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd29, #90db29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 41 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.30 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.76 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.19 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.49 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.51 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.89 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.91 #2432d6 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd29  rgb(219, 205, 41)  hsl(55, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#2937db  rgb(41, 55, 219)  hsl(235, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#29dbcd  rgb(41, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cd29db  rgb(205, 41, 219)  hsl(295, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid