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#DBCD2B

#dbcd2b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 80.37% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.23°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 2.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.589

Complementary

  1. #dbcd2b
  2. #2b39db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd2b
  2. #2b91db
  3. #752bdb

Analogous

  1. #db752b
  2. #dbcd2b
  3. #91db2b

Triadic

  1. #dbcd2b
  2. #2bdbcd
  3. #cd2bdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd2b
  2. #39db2b
  3. #2b39db
  4. #cd2bdb

Square

  1. #dbcd2b
  2. #2bdb75
  3. #2b39db
  4. #db2b91

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5710
  2. #9f941b
  3. #dbcd2b
  4. #e6dc6c
  5. #f1ecae

Shades

#dbcd2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd2b
  2. #c5b927
  3. #afa422
  4. #99901e
  5. #837b1a
  6. #6e6716
  7. #585211
  8. #423e0d
  9. #2c2909
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd2b
  2. #dfd240
  3. #e2d755
  4. #e6dc6b
  5. #e9e180
  6. #ede695
  7. #f1ebaa
  8. #f4f0bf
  9. #f8f5d5
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd2b
  2. #d2c534
  3. #c9be3c
  4. #c0b645
  5. #b7ae4d
  6. #aea756
  7. #a49f5e
  8. #9b9767
  9. #928f6f
  10. #898878
  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 #dec911 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd2b {
  color: #dbcd2b;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd2b {
  background-color: #dbcd2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd2b {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd2b, #91db2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 43 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.78 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.24 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.38 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.52 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.84 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.96 #2432d4 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd2b  rgb(219, 205, 43)  hsl(55, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#2b39db  rgb(43, 57, 219)  hsl(235, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#2bdbcd  rgb(43, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cd2bdb  rgb(205, 43, 219)  hsl(295, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid