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#DBD01D

#dbd01d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd01d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 81.57% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.02% magenta, 86.76% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.53°, with 76.61% saturation and 48.63% 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 13.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6026

Complementary

  1. #dbd01d
  2. #1d28db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd01d
  2. #1d87db
  3. #711ddb

Analogous

  1. #db711d
  2. #dbd01d
  3. #87db1d

Triadic

  1. #dbd01d
  2. #1ddbd0
  3. #d01ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd01d
  2. #28db1d
  3. #1d28db
  4. #d01ddb

Square

  1. #dbd01d
  2. #1ddb71
  3. #1d28db
  4. #db1d87

Monochromatic

  1. #54500b
  2. #979014
  3. #dbd01d
  4. #e9e15b
  5. #f2ed9f

Shades

#dbd01d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd01d
  2. #c5bb1a
  3. #afa617
  4. #999214
  5. #837d11
  6. #6e680f
  7. #58530c
  8. #423e09
  9. #2c2a06
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd01d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd01d
  2. #dfd534
  3. #e2d94a
  4. #e6de61
  5. #e9e377
  6. #ede88e
  7. #f1eca5
  8. #f4f1bb
  9. #f8f6d2
  10. #fbfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd01d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd01d
  2. #d2c827
  3. #c9c031
  4. #c0b83b
  5. #b7b045
  6. #aea84f
  7. #a4a058
  8. #9b9862
  9. #92906c
  10. #898876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cf2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c78e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd01d {
  color: #dbd01d;
}
Background
.bg-dbd01d {
  background-color: #dbd01d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd01d {
  border: 2px solid #dbd01d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd01d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 208 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 77% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd01d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd01d, #87db1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd01d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 208 29 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.34 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.18 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.26 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.45 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.76 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.91 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.95 #242fe2 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd01d  rgb(219, 208, 29)  hsl(57, 77%, 49%)  Citrine
#1d28db  rgb(29, 40, 219)  hsl(237, 77%, 49%)  Blue
#1ddbd0  rgb(29, 219, 208)  hsl(177, 77%, 49%)  Turquoise
#d01ddb  rgb(208, 29, 219)  hsl(297, 77%, 49%)  Medium Orchid