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#DBCD3E

#dbcd3e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd3e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 71.69% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.65°, with 68.56% saturation and 55.1% 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 3.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5907

Complementary

  1. #dbcd3e
  2. #3e4cdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd3e
  2. #3e9bdb
  3. #7f3edb

Analogous

  1. #db7f3e
  2. #dbcd3e
  3. #9bdb3e

Triadic

  1. #dbcd3e
  2. #3edbcd
  3. #cd3edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd3e
  2. #4cdb3e
  3. #3e4cdb
  4. #cd3edb

Square

  1. #dbcd3e
  2. #3edb7f
  3. #3e4cdb
  4. #db3e9b

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6414
  2. #aca020
  3. #dbcd3e
  4. #e7de7e
  5. #f3eebf

Shades

#dbcd3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd3e
  2. #c5b938
  3. #afa432
  4. #99902b
  5. #837b25
  6. #6e671f
  7. #585219
  8. #423e13
  9. #2c290c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd3e
  2. #dfd251
  3. #e2d765
  4. #e6dc78
  5. #e9e18b
  6. #ede69f
  7. #f1ebb2
  8. #f4f0c5
  9. #f8f5d8
  10. #fbfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd3e
  2. #d2c545
  3. #c9be4b
  4. #c0b652
  5. #b7ae58
  6. #aea75f
  7. #a49f66
  8. #9b976c
  9. #928f73
  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 #dfc625 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebbfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec931 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cd44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd3e {
  color: #dbcd3e;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd3e {
  background-color: #dbcd3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd3e {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd3e, #9bdb3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 62 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.47 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.17 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.25 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.33 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.71 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.93 #2432c1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcd3e  rgb(219, 205, 62)  hsl(55, 69%, 55%)  Citrine
#3e4cdb  rgb(62, 76, 219)  hsl(235, 69%, 55%)  Iris
#3edbcd  rgb(62, 219, 205)  hsl(175, 69%, 55%)  Turquoise
#cd3edb  rgb(205, 62, 219)  hsl(295, 69%, 55%)  Medium Orchid