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#DBCF18

#dbcf18 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbcf18 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.48% magenta, 89.04% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.31°, with 80.25% saturation and 47.65% 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 2.1.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5975

Complementary

  1. #dbcf18
  2. #1824db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcf18
  2. #1886db
  3. #6e18db

Analogous

  1. #db6e18
  2. #dbcf18
  3. #86db18

Triadic

  1. #dbcf18
  2. #18dbcf
  3. #cf18db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcf18
  2. #24db18
  3. #1824db
  4. #cf18db

Square

  1. #dbcf18
  2. #18db6e
  3. #1824db
  4. #db1886

Monochromatic

  1. #514d09
  2. #968e10
  3. #dbcf18
  4. #ece353
  5. #f4ee98

Shades

#dbcf18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcf18
  2. #c5ba16
  3. #afa613
  4. #999111
  5. #837c0e
  6. #6e680c
  7. #58530a
  8. #423e07
  9. #2c2905
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcf18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcf18
  2. #dfd42f
  3. #e2d946
  4. #e6dd5d
  5. #e9e274
  6. #ede78c
  7. #f1eca3
  8. #f4f1ba
  9. #f8f5d1
  10. #fbfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcf18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcf18
  2. #d2c722
  3. #c9bf2d
  4. #c0b737
  5. #b7af42
  6. #aea84c
  7. #a4a056
  8. #9b9861
  9. #92906b
  10. #898876
  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 #e6ce2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfca00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cf27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c68d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcf18 {
  color: #dbcf18;
}
Background
.bg-dbcf18 {
  background-color: #dbcf18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcf18 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcf18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcf18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 207 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcf18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcf18, #86db18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcf18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 207 24 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.10 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.32 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.43 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.43 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.67 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.12 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.28 #2430e7 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcf18  rgb(219, 207, 24)  hsl(56, 80%, 48%)  Citrine
#1824db  rgb(24, 36, 219)  hsl(236, 80%, 48%)  Blue
#18dbcf  rgb(24, 219, 207)  hsl(176, 80%, 48%)  Turquoise
#cf18db  rgb(207, 24, 219)  hsl(296, 80%, 48%)  Electric Purple