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#DBCD38

#dbcd38 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 74.43% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.85°, with 69.36% saturation and 53.92% 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 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.5901

Complementary

  1. #dbcd38
  2. #3846db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd38
  2. #3897db
  3. #7c38db

Analogous

  1. #db7c38
  2. #dbcd38
  3. #97db38

Triadic

  1. #dbcd38
  2. #38dbcd
  3. #cd38db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd38
  2. #46db38
  3. #3846db
  4. #cd38db

Square

  1. #dbcd38
  2. #38db7c
  3. #3846db
  4. #db3897

Monochromatic

  1. #676013
  2. #a89c1e
  3. #dbcd38
  4. #e7dd79
  5. #f2eeba

Shades

#dbcd38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd38
  2. #c5b932
  3. #afa42d
  4. #999027
  5. #837b22
  6. #6e671c
  7. #585216
  8. #423e11
  9. #2c290b
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd38
  2. #dfd24c
  3. #e2d760
  4. #e6dc74
  5. #e9e188
  6. #ede69c
  7. #f1ebaf
  8. #f4f0c3
  9. #f8f5d7
  10. #fbfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd38
  2. #d2c53f
  3. #c9be46
  4. #c0b64e
  5. #b7ae55
  6. #aea75c
  7. #a49f63
  8. #9b976a
  9. #928f72
  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 #d1cba4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c619 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec928 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c590 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd38 {
  color: #dbcd38;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd38 {
  background-color: #dbcd38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd38 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd38, #97db38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 56 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.06 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.05 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.59 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.48 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.66 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.72 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.84 #2432c7 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd38  rgb(219, 205, 56)  hsl(55, 69%, 54%)  Citrine
#3846db  rgb(56, 70, 219)  hsl(235, 69%, 54%)  Iris
#38dbcd  rgb(56, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 69%, 54%)  Turquoise
#cd38db  rgb(205, 56, 219)  hsl(295, 69%, 54%)  Medium Orchid