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#DBCE2C

#dbce2c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbce2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.94% magenta, 79.91% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.54°, with 70.85% saturation and 51.57% 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 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5938

Complementary

  1. #dbce2c
  2. #2c39db

Split complementary

  1. #dbce2c
  2. #2c91db
  3. #762cdb

Analogous

  1. #db762c
  2. #dbce2c
  3. #91db2c

Triadic

  1. #dbce2c
  2. #2cdbce
  3. #ce2cdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbce2c
  2. #39db2c
  3. #2c39db
  4. #ce2cdb

Square

  1. #dbce2c
  2. #2cdb76
  3. #2c39db
  4. #db2c91

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5810
  2. #9f961b
  3. #dbce2c
  4. #e6dd6d
  5. #f1ecaf

Shades

#dbce2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbce2c
  2. #c5b928
  3. #afa523
  4. #99901f
  5. #837c1a
  6. #6e6716
  7. #585212
  8. #423e0d
  9. #2c2909
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbce2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbce2c
  2. #dfd341
  3. #e2d856
  4. #e6dd6b
  5. #e9e280
  6. #ede796
  7. #f1ebab
  8. #f4f0c0
  9. #f8f5d5
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbce2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbce2c
  2. #d2c634
  3. #c9be3d
  4. #c0b745
  5. #b7af4e
  6. #aea756
  7. #a49f5e
  8. #9b9767
  9. #92906f
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.88:1 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 #e5ce3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfca13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ce35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c58f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbce2c {
  color: #dbce2c;
}
Background
.bg-dbce2c {
  background-color: #dbce2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbce2c {
  border: 2px solid #dbce2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbce2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 206 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbce2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbce2c, #91db2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbce2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 206 44 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.48 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.61 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.02 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.27 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.52 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.90 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.98 #2431d3 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbce2c  rgb(219, 206, 44)  hsl(56, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#2c39db  rgb(44, 57, 219)  hsl(236, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2cdbce  rgb(44, 219, 206)  hsl(176, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#ce2cdb  rgb(206, 44, 219)  hsl(296, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid