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#DBD02B

#dbd02b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd02b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.02% magenta, 80.37% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.25°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 13.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6035

Complementary

  1. #dbd02b
  2. #2b36db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd02b
  2. #2b8edb
  3. #782bdb

Analogous

  1. #db782b
  2. #dbd02b
  3. #8edb2b

Triadic

  1. #dbd02b
  2. #2bdbd0
  3. #d02bdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd02b
  2. #36db2b
  3. #2b36db
  4. #d02bdb

Square

  1. #dbd02b
  2. #2bdb78
  3. #2b36db
  4. #db2b8e

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5810
  2. #9f961b
  3. #dbd02b
  4. #e6de6c
  5. #f1edae

Shades

#dbd02b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd02b
  2. #c5bb27
  3. #afa622
  4. #99921e
  5. #837d1a
  6. #6e6816
  7. #585311
  8. #423e0d
  9. #2c2a09
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd02b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd02b
  2. #dfd540
  3. #e2d955
  4. #e6de6b
  5. #e9e380
  6. #ede895
  7. #f1ecaa
  8. #f4f1bf
  9. #f8f6d5
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd02b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd02b
  2. #d2c834
  3. #c9c03c
  4. #c0b845
  5. #b7b04d
  6. #aea856
  7. #a4a05e
  8. #9b9867
  9. #92906f
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.07:1 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 #e7cf3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cf34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c790 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd02b {
  color: #dbd02b;
}
Background
.bg-dbd02b {
  background-color: #dbd02b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd02b {
  border: 2px solid #dbd02b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd02b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 208 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd02b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd02b, #8edb2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd02b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 208 43 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.68 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.27 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.54 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.24 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.52 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.85 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 7.00 #242fd4 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd02b  rgb(219, 208, 43)  hsl(56, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#2b36db  rgb(43, 54, 219)  hsl(236, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#2bdbd0  rgb(43, 219, 208)  hsl(176, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d02bdb  rgb(208, 43, 219)  hsl(296, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid