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#DBCF00

#dbcf00 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbcf00 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 81.18% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.48% magenta, 100% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.71°, 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5969

Complementary

  1. #dbcf00
  2. #000cdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcf00
  2. #007adb
  3. #6100db

Analogous

  1. #db6100
  2. #dbcf00
  3. #7adb00

Triadic

  1. #dbcf00
  2. #00dbcf
  3. #cf00db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcf00
  2. #0cdb00
  3. #000cdb
  4. #cf00db

Square

  1. #dbcf00
  2. #00db61
  3. #000cdb
  4. #db007a

Monochromatic

  1. #423e00
  2. #8e8700
  3. #dbcf00
  4. #fff328
  5. #fff775

Shades

#dbcf00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcf00
  2. #c5ba00
  3. #afa600
  4. #999100
  5. #837c00
  6. #6e6800
  7. #585300
  8. #423e00
  9. #2c2900
  10. #161500
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcf00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcf00
  2. #dfd41a
  3. #e2d933
  4. #e6dd4d
  5. #e9e266
  6. #ede780
  7. #f1ec99
  8. #f4f1b3
  9. #f8f5cc
  10. #fbfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcf00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcf00
  2. #d2c70d
  3. #c9bf1a
  4. #c0b726
  5. #b7af33
  6. #aea840
  7. #a4a04d
  8. #9b985a
  9. #929066
  10. #898873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cda1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7ce25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc0b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ce1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c68c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcf00 {
  color: #dbcf00;
}
Background
.bg-dbcf00 {
  background-color: #dbcf00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcf00 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcf00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcf00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 207 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcf00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcf00, #7adb00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcf00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 207 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.98 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.36 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.29 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.44 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.53 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.28 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 7.33 #2430ff Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcf00  rgb(219, 207, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 43%)  Citrine
#000cdb  rgb(0, 12, 219)  hsl(237, 100%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#00dbcf  rgb(0, 219, 207)  hsl(177, 100%, 43%)  Turquoise
#cf00db  rgb(207, 0, 219)  hsl(297, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple