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#DBCE2D

#dbce2d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbce2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.94% magenta, 79.45% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.52°, with 70.73% saturation and 51.76% 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 2.52.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5939

Complementary

  1. #dbce2d
  2. #2d3adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbce2d
  2. #2d91db
  3. #772ddb

Analogous

  1. #db772d
  2. #dbce2d
  3. #91db2d

Triadic

  1. #dbce2d
  2. #2ddbce
  3. #ce2ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbce2d
  2. #3adb2d
  3. #2d3adb
  4. #ce2ddb

Square

  1. #dbce2d
  2. #2ddb77
  3. #2d3adb
  4. #db2d91

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5910
  2. #a0961b
  3. #dbce2d
  4. #e6dd6e
  5. #f1ecb0

Shades

#dbce2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbce2d
  2. #c5b929
  3. #afa524
  4. #999020
  5. #837c1b
  6. #6e6717
  7. #585212
  8. #423e0e
  9. #2c2909
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbce2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbce2d
  2. #dfd342
  3. #e2d857
  4. #e6dd6c
  5. #e9e281
  6. #ede796
  7. #f1ebab
  8. #f4f0c0
  9. #f8f5d5
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbce2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbce2d
  2. #d2c635
  3. #c9be3e
  4. #c0b746
  5. #b7af4e
  6. #aea757
  7. #a49f5f
  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 #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cca3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfca15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ce36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c58f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbce2d {
  color: #dbce2d;
}
Background
.bg-dbce2d {
  background-color: #dbce2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbce2d {
  border: 2px solid #dbce2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbce2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 206 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbce2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbce2d, #91db2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbce2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 206 45 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.52 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.62 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.05 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.21 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.53 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.88 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 7.01 #2431d2 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbce2d  rgb(219, 206, 45)  hsl(56, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#2d3adb  rgb(45, 58, 219)  hsl(236, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2ddbce  rgb(45, 219, 206)  hsl(176, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#ce2ddb  rgb(206, 45, 219)  hsl(296, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid