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#DBCE2A

#dbce2a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbce2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.78% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.94% magenta, 80.82% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.59°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 12.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5937

Complementary

  1. #dbce2a
  2. #2a37db

Split complementary

  1. #dbce2a
  2. #2a90db
  3. #762adb

Analogous

  1. #db762a
  2. #dbce2a
  3. #90db2a

Triadic

  1. #dbce2a
  2. #2adbce
  3. #ce2adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbce2a
  2. #37db2a
  3. #2a37db
  4. #ce2adb

Square

  1. #dbce2a
  2. #2adb76
  3. #2a37db
  4. #db2a90

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5710
  2. #9e941b
  3. #dbce2a
  4. #e6dd6b
  5. #f1ecad

Shades

#dbce2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbce2a
  2. #c5b926
  3. #afa522
  4. #99901d
  5. #837c19
  6. #6e6715
  7. #585211
  8. #423e0d
  9. #2c2908
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbce2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbce2a
  2. #dfd33f
  3. #e2d855
  4. #e6dd6a
  5. #e9e27f
  6. #ede795
  7. #f1ebaa
  8. #f4f0bf
  9. #f8f5d4
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbce2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbce2a
  2. #d2c633
  3. #c9be3b
  4. #c0b744
  5. #b7af4c
  6. #aea755
  7. #a49f5e
  8. #9b9766
  9. #92906f
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cca3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfca0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ce33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbce2a {
  color: #dbce2a;
}
Background
.bg-dbce2a {
  background-color: #dbce2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbce2a {
  border: 2px solid #dbce2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbce2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 206 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbce2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbce2a, #90db2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbce2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 206 42 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.40 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.58 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.38 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.50 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.94 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.96 #2431d5 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbce2a  rgb(219, 206, 42)  hsl(56, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#2a37db  rgb(42, 55, 219)  hsl(236, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#2adbce  rgb(42, 219, 206)  hsl(176, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#ce2adb  rgb(206, 42, 219)  hsl(296, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid