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#DBD021

#dbd021 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd021 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.02% magenta, 84.93% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.45°, with 73.81% saturation and 49.41% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6028

Complementary

  1. #dbd021
  2. #212cdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbd021
  2. #2189db
  3. #7321db

Analogous

  1. #db7321
  2. #dbd021
  3. #89db21

Triadic

  1. #dbd021
  2. #21dbd0
  3. #d021db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd021
  2. #2cdb21
  3. #212cdb
  4. #d021db

Square

  1. #dbd021
  2. #21db73
  3. #212cdb
  4. #db2189

Monochromatic

  1. #56520d
  2. #999117
  3. #dbd021
  4. #e7df61
  5. #f1eda4

Shades

#dbd021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd021
  2. #c5bb1e
  3. #afa61a
  4. #999217
  5. #837d14
  6. #6e6811
  7. #58530d
  8. #423e0a
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd021
  2. #dfd537
  3. #e2d94d
  4. #e6de64
  5. #e9e37a
  6. #ede890
  7. #f1eca6
  8. #f4f1bc
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fbfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd021
  2. #d2c82b
  3. #c9c034
  4. #c0b83e
  5. #b7b047
  6. #aea851
  7. #a4a05a
  8. #9b9864
  9. #92906d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.06:1 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 #e7cf33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cf2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c78e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd021 {
  color: #dbd021;
}
Background
.bg-dbd021 {
  background-color: #dbd021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd021 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 208 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd021, #89db21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 208 33 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.41 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.19 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.32 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.46 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.74 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.81 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.92 #242fde Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd021  rgb(219, 208, 33)  hsl(56, 74%, 49%)  Citrine
#212cdb  rgb(33, 44, 219)  hsl(236, 74%, 49%)  Blue
#21dbd0  rgb(33, 219, 208)  hsl(176, 74%, 49%)  Turquoise
#d021db  rgb(208, 33, 219)  hsl(296, 74%, 49%)  Medium Orchid