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#DBCD2E

#dbcd2e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.14°, with 70.61% saturation and 51.96% 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 2.51.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5892

Complementary

  1. #dbcd2e
  2. #2e3cdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd2e
  2. #2e93db
  3. #762edb

Analogous

  1. #db762e
  2. #dbcd2e
  3. #93db2e

Triadic

  1. #dbcd2e
  2. #2edbcd
  3. #cd2edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd2e
  2. #3cdb2e
  3. #2e3cdb
  4. #cd2edb

Square

  1. #dbcd2e
  2. #2edb76
  3. #2e3cdb
  4. #db2e93

Monochromatic

  1. #605910
  2. #a1961c
  3. #dbcd2e
  4. #e6dd6f
  5. #f1ecb1

Shades

#dbcd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd2e
  2. #c5b929
  3. #afa425
  4. #999020
  5. #837b1c
  6. #6e6717
  7. #585212
  8. #423e0e
  9. #2c2909
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd2e
  2. #dfd243
  3. #e2d758
  4. #e6dc6d
  5. #e9e182
  6. #ede697
  7. #f1ebab
  8. #f4f0c0
  9. #f8f5d5
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd2e
  2. #d2c536
  3. #c9be3e
  4. #c0b647
  5. #b7ae4f
  6. #aea757
  7. #a49f5f
  8. #9b9767
  9. #928f70
  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 #d1cba3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec918 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd2e {
  color: #dbcd2e;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd2e {
  background-color: #dbcd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd2e {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd2e, #93db2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.83 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.22 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.32 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.55 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.76 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 7.03 #2432d1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd2e  rgb(219, 205, 46)  hsl(55, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#2e3cdb  rgb(46, 60, 219)  hsl(235, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2edbcd  rgb(46, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#cd2edb  rgb(205, 46, 219)  hsl(295, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid