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#DBD027

#dbd027 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd027 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.02% magenta, 82.19% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.33°, 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6032

Complementary

  1. #dbd027
  2. #2732db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd027
  2. #278cdb
  3. #7627db

Analogous

  1. #db7627
  2. #dbd027
  3. #8cdb27

Triadic

  1. #dbd027
  2. #27dbd0
  3. #d027db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd027
  2. #32db27
  3. #2732db
  4. #d027db

Square

  1. #dbd027
  2. #27db76
  3. #2732db
  4. #db278c

Monochromatic

  1. #5a550f
  2. #9c941a
  3. #dbd027
  4. #e6de69
  5. #f1edaa

Shades

#dbd027 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd027
  2. #c5bb23
  3. #afa61f
  4. #99921b
  5. #837d17
  6. #6e6814
  7. #585310
  8. #423e0c
  9. #2c2a08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd027 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd027
  2. #dfd53d
  3. #e2d952
  4. #e6de68
  5. #e9e37d
  6. #ede893
  7. #f1eca9
  8. #f4f1be
  9. #f8f6d4
  10. #fbfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd027 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd027
  2. #d2c830
  3. #c9c039
  4. #c0b842
  5. #b7b04b
  6. #aea854
  7. #a4a05c
  8. #9b9865
  9. #92906e
  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 #d2cea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cf31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c78f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd027 {
  color: #dbd027;
}
Background
.bg-dbd027 {
  background-color: #dbd027;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd027 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd027;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd027;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 208 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd027 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd027, #8cdb27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd027 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 208 39 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.56 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.23 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.44 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.46 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.49 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.88 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.92 #242fd8 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd027  rgb(219, 208, 39)  hsl(56, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#2732db  rgb(39, 50, 219)  hsl(236, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#27dbd0  rgb(39, 219, 208)  hsl(176, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d027db  rgb(208, 39, 219)  hsl(296, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid