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#DBCF12

#dbcf12 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbcf12 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.48% magenta, 91.78% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.42°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% 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 12.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5973

Complementary

  1. #dbcf12
  2. #121edb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcf12
  2. #1282db
  3. #6b12db

Analogous

  1. #db6b12
  2. #dbcf12
  3. #82db12

Triadic

  1. #dbcf12
  2. #12dbcf
  3. #cf12db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcf12
  2. #1edb12
  3. #121edb
  4. #cf12db

Square

  1. #dbcf12
  2. #12db6b
  3. #121edb
  4. #db1282

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4906
  2. #948c0c
  3. #dbcf12
  4. #f0e649
  5. #f6f090

Shades

#dbcf12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcf12
  2. #c5ba10
  3. #afa60e
  4. #99910d
  5. #837c0b
  6. #6e6809
  7. #585307
  8. #423e05
  9. #2c2904
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcf12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcf12
  2. #dfd42a
  3. #e2d941
  4. #e6dd59
  5. #e9e271
  6. #ede789
  7. #f1eca0
  8. #f4f1b8
  9. #f8f5d0
  10. #fbfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcf12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcf12
  2. #d2c71d
  3. #c9bf28
  4. #c0b733
  5. #b7af3e
  6. #aea849
  7. #a4a054
  8. #9b985f
  9. #92906a
  10. #898875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.95:1 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 #e7ce2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc0b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ce23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c68d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcf12 {
  color: #dbcf12;
}
Background
.bg-dbcf12 {
  background-color: #dbcf12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcf12 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcf12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcf12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 207 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcf12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcf12, #82db12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcf12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 207 18 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.04 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.33 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.38 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.43 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.62 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.30 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.33 #2430ed Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcf12  rgb(219, 207, 18)  hsl(56, 85%, 46%)  Citrine
#121edb  rgb(18, 30, 219)  hsl(236, 85%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#12dbcf  rgb(18, 219, 207)  hsl(176, 85%, 46%)  Turquoise
#cf12db  rgb(207, 18, 219)  hsl(296, 85%, 46%)  Electric Purple