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#DBCF09

#dbcf09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbcf09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.48% magenta, 95.89% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.57°, with 92.11% saturation and 44.71% 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 2.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5971

Complementary

  1. #dbcf09
  2. #0915db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcf09
  2. #097edb
  3. #6609db

Analogous

  1. #db6609
  2. #dbcf09
  3. #7edb09

Triadic

  1. #dbcf09
  2. #09dbcf
  3. #cf09db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcf09
  2. #15db09
  3. #0915db
  4. #cf09db

Square

  1. #dbcf09
  2. #09db66
  3. #0915db
  4. #db097e

Monochromatic

  1. #484403
  2. #928a06
  3. #dbcf09
  4. #f7ec3a
  5. #faf383

Shades

#dbcf09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcf09
  2. #c5ba08
  3. #afa607
  4. #999106
  5. #837c05
  6. #6e6805
  7. #585304
  8. #423e03
  9. #2c2902
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcf09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcf09
  2. #dfd422
  3. #e2d93a
  4. #e6dd53
  5. #e9e26b
  6. #ede784
  7. #f1ec9d
  8. #f4f1b5
  9. #f8f5ce
  10. #fbfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcf09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcf09
  2. #d2c715
  3. #c9bf21
  4. #c0b72d
  5. #b7af39
  6. #aea845
  7. #a4a050
  8. #9b985c
  9. #929068
  10. #898874
  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 #d2cda2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7ce28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc0b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ce1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c68c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcf09 {
  color: #dbcf09;
}
Background
.bg-dbcf09 {
  background-color: #dbcf09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcf09 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcf09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcf09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 207 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcf09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcf09, #7edb09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcf09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 207 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.00 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.34 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.33 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.43 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.57 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.32 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 7.35 #2430f6 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcf09  rgb(219, 207, 9)  hsl(57, 92%, 45%)  Citrine
#0915db  rgb(9, 21, 219)  hsl(237, 92%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#09dbcf  rgb(9, 219, 207)  hsl(177, 92%, 45%)  Turquoise
#cf09db  rgb(207, 9, 219)  hsl(297, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple