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#DBCD2A

#dbcd2a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 80.82% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.25°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 2.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5889

Complementary

  1. #dbcd2a
  2. #2a38db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd2a
  2. #2a91db
  3. #742adb

Analogous

  1. #db742a
  2. #dbcd2a
  3. #91db2a

Triadic

  1. #dbcd2a
  2. #2adbcd
  3. #cd2adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd2a
  2. #38db2a
  3. #2a38db
  4. #cd2adb

Square

  1. #dbcd2a
  2. #2adb74
  3. #2a38db
  4. #db2a91

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5610
  2. #9e931b
  3. #dbcd2a
  4. #e6dc6b
  5. #f1ecad

Shades

#dbcd2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd2a
  2. #c5b926
  3. #afa422
  4. #99901d
  5. #837b19
  6. #6e6715
  7. #585211
  8. #423e0d
  9. #2c2908
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd2a
  2. #dfd23f
  3. #e2d755
  4. #e6dc6a
  5. #e9e17f
  6. #ede695
  7. #f1ebaa
  8. #f4f0bf
  9. #f8f5d4
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd2a
  2. #d2c533
  3. #c9be3b
  4. #c0b644
  5. #b7ae4c
  6. #aea755
  7. #a49f5e
  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 #e5cd39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec90f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd2a {
  color: #dbcd2a;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd2a {
  background-color: #dbcd2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd2a {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd2a, #91db2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 42 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.34 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.77 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.21 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.44 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.51 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.87 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.93 #2432d5 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd2a  rgb(219, 205, 42)  hsl(55, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#2a38db  rgb(42, 56, 219)  hsl(235, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#2adbcd  rgb(42, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cd2adb  rgb(205, 42, 219)  hsl(295, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid