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#DBCD3B

#dbcd3b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd3b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 73.06% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.75°, with 68.97% saturation and 54.51% 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 3.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5904

Complementary

  1. #dbcd3b
  2. #3b49db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd3b
  2. #3b99db
  3. #7d3bdb

Analogous

  1. #db7d3b
  2. #dbcd3b
  3. #99db3b

Triadic

  1. #dbcd3b
  2. #3bdbcd
  3. #cd3bdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd3b
  2. #49db3b
  3. #3b49db
  4. #cd3bdb

Square

  1. #dbcd3b
  2. #3bdb7d
  3. #3b49db
  4. #db3b99

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6213
  2. #aa9e1f
  3. #dbcd3b
  4. #e7dd7c
  5. #f3eebc

Shades

#dbcd3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd3b
  2. #c5b935
  3. #afa42f
  4. #999029
  5. #837b23
  6. #6e671e
  7. #585218
  8. #423e12
  9. #2c290c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd3b
  2. #dfd24f
  3. #e2d762
  4. #e6dc76
  5. #e9e189
  6. #ede69d
  7. #f1ebb1
  8. #f4f0c4
  9. #f8f5d8
  10. #fbfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd3b
  2. #d2c542
  3. #c9be49
  4. #c0b650
  5. #b7ae57
  6. #aea75e
  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 #dfc61f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebbfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec92d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cd41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c590 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd3b {
  color: #dbcd3b;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd3b {
  background-color: #dbcd3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd3b {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd3b, #99db3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 59 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.26 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.15 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.38 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.40 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.78 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.78 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.79 #2432c4 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd3b  rgb(219, 205, 59)  hsl(55, 69%, 55%)  Citrine
#3b49db  rgb(59, 73, 219)  hsl(235, 69%, 55%)  Iris
#3bdbcd  rgb(59, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 69%, 55%)  Turquoise
#cd3bdb  rgb(205, 59, 219)  hsl(295, 69%, 55%)  Medium Orchid