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#DBCF36

#dbcf36 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcf36 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.48% magenta, 75.34% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.64°, with 69.62% saturation and 53.53% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5995

Complementary

  1. #dbcf36
  2. #3642db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcf36
  2. #3694db
  3. #7d36db

Analogous

  1. #db7d36
  2. #dbcf36
  3. #94db36

Triadic

  1. #dbcf36
  2. #36dbcf
  3. #cf36db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcf36
  2. #42db36
  3. #3642db
  4. #cf36db

Square

  1. #dbcf36
  2. #36db7d
  3. #3642db
  4. #db3694

Monochromatic

  1. #666012
  2. #a79d1e
  3. #dbcf36
  4. #e7df77
  5. #f2eeb8

Shades

#dbcf36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcf36
  2. #c5ba31
  3. #afa62b
  4. #999126
  5. #837c20
  6. #6e681b
  7. #585316
  8. #423e10
  9. #2c290b
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcf36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcf36
  2. #dfd44a
  3. #e2d95e
  4. #e6dd72
  5. #e9e286
  6. #ede79b
  7. #f1ecaf
  8. #f4f1c3
  9. #f8f5d7
  10. #fbfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcf36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcf36
  2. #d2c73d
  3. #c9bf45
  4. #c0b74c
  5. #b7af54
  6. #aea85b
  7. #a4a062
  8. #9b986a
  9. #929071
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cda5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c812 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfcb25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cf3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c791 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcf36 {
  color: #dbcf36;
}
Background
.bg-dbcf36 {
  background-color: #dbcf36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcf36 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcf36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcf36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 207 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcf36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcf36, #94db36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcf36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 207 54 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.05 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.64 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.60 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.12 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.65 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.74 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.16 #2430c9 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbcf36  rgb(219, 207, 54)  hsl(56, 70%, 54%)  Citrine
#3642db  rgb(54, 66, 219)  hsl(236, 70%, 54%)  Iris
#36dbcf  rgb(54, 219, 207)  hsl(176, 70%, 54%)  Turquoise
#cf36db  rgb(207, 54, 219)  hsl(296, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid