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#DBCE00

#dbce00 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbce00 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.78% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.94% magenta, 100% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.44°, with 100% saturation and 42.94% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.592

Complementary

  1. #dbce00
  2. #000ddb

Split complementary

  1. #dbce00
  2. #007adb
  3. #6100db

Analogous

  1. #db6100
  2. #dbce00
  3. #7adb00

Triadic

  1. #dbce00
  2. #00dbce
  3. #ce00db

Tetradic

  1. #dbce00
  2. #0ddb00
  3. #000ddb
  4. #ce00db

Square

  1. #dbce00
  2. #00db61
  3. #000ddb
  4. #db007a

Monochromatic

  1. #423e00
  2. #8e8600
  3. #dbce00
  4. #fff228
  5. #fff775

Shades

#dbce00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbce00
  2. #c5b900
  3. #afa500
  4. #999000
  5. #837c00
  6. #6e6700
  7. #585200
  8. #423e00
  9. #2c2900
  10. #161500
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbce00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbce00
  2. #dfd31a
  3. #e2d833
  4. #e6dd4d
  5. #e9e266
  6. #ede780
  7. #f1eb99
  8. #f4f0b3
  9. #f8f5cc
  10. #fbfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbce00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbce00
  2. #d2c60d
  3. #c9be1a
  4. #c0b726
  5. #b7af33
  6. #aea740
  7. #a49f4d
  8. #9b975a
  9. #929066
  10. #898873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cca1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cd25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbfaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ce1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbce00 {
  color: #dbce00;
}
Background
.bg-dbce00 {
  background-color: #dbce00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbce00 {
  border: 2px solid #dbce00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbce00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 206 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbce00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbce00, #7adb00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbce00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 206 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.83 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.53 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.44 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.51 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 7.20 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.22 #2431ff Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbce00  rgb(219, 206, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 43%)  Citrine
#000ddb  rgb(0, 13, 219)  hsl(236, 100%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#00dbce  rgb(0, 219, 206)  hsl(176, 100%, 43%)  Turquoise
#ce00db  rgb(206, 0, 219)  hsl(296, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple