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#DBCE46

#dbce46 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbce46 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.94% magenta, 68.04% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.77°, with 67.42% saturation and 56.67% 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.5964

Complementary

  1. #dbce46
  2. #4653db

Split complementary

  1. #dbce46
  2. #469ddb
  3. #8446db

Analogous

  1. #db8446
  2. #dbce46
  3. #9ddb46

Triadic

  1. #dbce46
  2. #46dbce
  3. #ce46db

Tetradic

  1. #dbce46
  2. #53db46
  3. #4653db
  4. #ce46db

Square

  1. #dbce46
  2. #46db84
  3. #4653db
  4. #db469d

Monochromatic

  1. #726a16
  2. #b2a523
  3. #dbce46
  4. #e7df86
  5. #f4f0c6

Shades

#dbce46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbce46
  2. #c5b93f
  3. #afa538
  4. #999031
  5. #837c2a
  6. #6e6723
  7. #58521c
  8. #423e15
  9. #2c290e
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbce46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbce46
  2. #dfd359
  3. #e2d86b
  4. #e6dd7e
  5. #e9e290
  6. #ede7a3
  7. #f1ebb5
  8. #f4f0c8
  9. #f8f5da
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbce46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbce46
  2. #d2c64c
  3. #c9be52
  4. #c0b757
  5. #b7af5d
  6. #aea763
  7. #a49f69
  8. #9b976f
  9. #929074
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c732 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4ce4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc0b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deca3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ce4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c693 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbce46 {
  color: #dbce46;
}
Background
.bg-dbce46 {
  background-color: #dbce46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbce46 {
  border: 2px solid #dbce46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbce46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 206 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbce46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbce46, #9ddb46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbce46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 206 70 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.11 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.49 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.44 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.25 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.89 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.04 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.10 #2431b9 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbce46  rgb(219, 206, 70)  hsl(55, 67%, 57%)  Citrine
#4653db  rgb(70, 83, 219)  hsl(235, 67%, 57%)  Iris
#46dbce  rgb(70, 219, 206)  hsl(175, 67%, 57%)  Turquoise
#ce46db  rgb(206, 70, 219)  hsl(295, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid