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#DBCF27

#dbcf27 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcf27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 81.18% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.48% magenta, 82.19% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56°, with 71.43% saturation and 50.59% 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 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5983

Complementary

  1. #dbcf27
  2. #2733db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcf27
  2. #278ddb
  3. #7527db

Analogous

  1. #db7527
  2. #dbcf27
  3. #8ddb27

Triadic

  1. #dbcf27
  2. #27dbcf
  3. #cf27db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcf27
  2. #33db27
  3. #2733db
  4. #cf27db

Square

  1. #dbcf27
  2. #27db75
  3. #2733db
  4. #db278d

Monochromatic

  1. #5a550f
  2. #9c931a
  3. #dbcf27
  4. #e6de69
  5. #f1ecaa

Shades

#dbcf27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcf27
  2. #c5ba23
  3. #afa61f
  4. #99911b
  5. #837c17
  6. #6e6814
  7. #585310
  8. #423e0c
  9. #2c2908
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcf27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcf27
  2. #dfd43d
  3. #e2d952
  4. #e6dd68
  5. #e9e27d
  6. #ede793
  7. #f1eca9
  8. #f4f1be
  9. #f8f5d4
  10. #fbfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcf27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcf27
  2. #d2c730
  3. #c9bf39
  4. #c0b742
  5. #b7af4b
  6. #aea854
  7. #a4a05c
  8. #9b9865
  9. #92906e
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cda3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfca04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cf31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c68f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcf27 {
  color: #dbcf27;
}
Background
.bg-dbcf27 {
  background-color: #dbcf27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcf27 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcf27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcf27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 207 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcf27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcf27, #8ddb27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcf27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 207 39 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.41 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.38 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.67 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.48 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.49 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.89 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.13 #2430d8 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcf27  rgb(219, 207, 39)  hsl(56, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#2733db  rgb(39, 51, 219)  hsl(236, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#27dbcf  rgb(39, 219, 207)  hsl(176, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cf27db  rgb(207, 39, 219)  hsl(296, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid