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#DBD000

#dbd000 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbd000 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 81.57% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.02% magenta, 100% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.99°, with 100% saturation and 42.94% 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 13.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6017

Complementary

  1. #dbd000
  2. #000bdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbd000
  2. #0078db
  3. #6300db

Analogous

  1. #db6300
  2. #dbd000
  3. #78db00

Triadic

  1. #dbd000
  2. #00dbd0
  3. #d000db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd000
  2. #0bdb00
  3. #000bdb
  4. #d000db

Square

  1. #dbd000
  2. #00db63
  3. #000bdb
  4. #db0078

Monochromatic

  1. #423f00
  2. #8e8700
  3. #dbd000
  4. #fff428
  5. #fff875

Shades

#dbd000 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd000
  2. #c5bb00
  3. #afa600
  4. #999200
  5. #837d00
  6. #6e6800
  7. #585300
  8. #423e00
  9. #2c2a00
  10. #161500
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd000 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd000
  2. #dfd51a
  3. #e2d933
  4. #e6de4d
  5. #e9e366
  6. #ede880
  7. #f1ec99
  8. #f4f1b3
  9. #f8f6cc
  10. #fbfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd000 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd000
  2. #d2c80d
  3. #c9c01a
  4. #c0b826
  5. #b7b033
  6. #aea840
  7. #a4a04d
  8. #9b985a
  9. #929066
  10. #898873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cda2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8cf25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3cf1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd000 {
  color: #dbd000;
}
Background
.bg-dbd000 {
  background-color: #dbd000;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd000 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd000;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd000;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 208 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd000 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd000, #78db00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd000 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 208 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.16 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.21 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.06 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.45 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.56 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.11 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.14 #242fff Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd000  rgb(219, 208, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 43%)  Citrine
#000bdb  rgb(0, 11, 219)  hsl(237, 100%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#00dbd0  rgb(0, 219, 208)  hsl(177, 100%, 43%)  Turquoise
#d000db  rgb(208, 0, 219)  hsl(297, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple