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#DBCD3A

#dbcd3a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd3a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 73.52% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.78°, with 69.1% saturation and 54.31% 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 12.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5903

Complementary

  1. #dbcd3a
  2. #3a48db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd3a
  2. #3a98db
  3. #7c3adb

Analogous

  1. #db7c3a
  2. #dbcd3a
  3. #98db3a

Triadic

  1. #dbcd3a
  2. #3adbcd
  3. #cd3adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd3a
  2. #48db3a
  3. #3a48db
  4. #cd3adb

Square

  1. #dbcd3a
  2. #3adb7c
  3. #3a48db
  4. #db3a98

Monochromatic

  1. #696113
  2. #aa9d1f
  3. #dbcd3a
  4. #e7dd7b
  5. #f3eebb

Shades

#dbcd3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd3a
  2. #c5b934
  3. #afa42e
  4. #999029
  5. #837b23
  6. #6e671d
  7. #585217
  8. #423e11
  9. #2c290c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd3a
  2. #dfd24e
  3. #e2d761
  4. #e6dc75
  5. #e9e189
  6. #ede69d
  7. #f1ebb0
  8. #f4f0c4
  9. #f8f5d8
  10. #fbfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd3a
  2. #d2c541
  3. #c9be48
  4. #c0b64f
  5. #b7ae56
  6. #aea75d
  7. #a49f64
  8. #9b976b
  9. #928f72
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cba4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c61d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec92b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cd41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c590 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd3a {
  color: #dbcd3a;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd3a {
  background-color: #dbcd3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd3a {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd3a, #98db3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 58 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.19 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.11 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.45 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.43 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.74 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.80 #2432c5 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd3a  rgb(219, 205, 58)  hsl(55, 69%, 54%)  Citrine
#3a48db  rgb(58, 72, 219)  hsl(235, 69%, 54%)  Iris
#3adbcd  rgb(58, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 69%, 54%)  Turquoise
#cd3adb  rgb(205, 58, 219)  hsl(295, 69%, 54%)  Medium Orchid