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#DBCD35

#dbcd35 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd35 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 75.8% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.94°, with 69.75% saturation and 53.33% 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 12.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5898

Complementary

  1. #dbcd35
  2. #3543db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd35
  2. #3596db
  3. #7a35db

Analogous

  1. #db7a35
  2. #dbcd35
  3. #96db35

Triadic

  1. #dbcd35
  2. #35dbcd
  3. #cd35db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd35
  2. #43db35
  3. #3543db
  4. #cd35db

Square

  1. #dbcd35
  2. #35db7a
  3. #3543db
  4. #db3596

Monochromatic

  1. #655e12
  2. #a69a1e
  3. #dbcd35
  4. #e7dd76
  5. #f2edb7

Shades

#dbcd35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd35
  2. #c5b930
  3. #afa42a
  4. #999025
  5. #837b20
  6. #6e671b
  7. #585215
  8. #423e10
  9. #2c290b
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd35
  2. #dfd249
  3. #e2d75d
  4. #e6dc72
  5. #e9e186
  6. #ede69a
  7. #f1ebae
  8. #f4f0c2
  9. #f8f5d7
  10. #fbfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd35
  2. #d2c53d
  3. #c9be44
  4. #c0b64c
  5. #b7ae53
  6. #aea75b
  7. #a49f62
  8. #9b976a
  9. #928f71
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cba3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c610 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbfb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec924 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c48f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd35 {
  color: #dbcd35;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd35 {
  background-color: #dbcd35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd35 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd35, #96db35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 53 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.79 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.54 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.56 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.91 #2432ca Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd35  rgb(219, 205, 53)  hsl(55, 70%, 53%)  Citrine
#3543db  rgb(53, 67, 219)  hsl(235, 70%, 53%)  Iris
#35dbcd  rgb(53, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 70%, 53%)  Turquoise
#cd35db  rgb(205, 53, 219)  hsl(295, 70%, 53%)  Medium Orchid