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#DBD045

#dbd045 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd045 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.02% magenta, 68.49% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.6°, with 67.57% saturation and 56.47% 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 13.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.606

Complementary

  1. #dbd045
  2. #4550db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd045
  2. #459bdb
  3. #8545db

Analogous

  1. #db8545
  2. #dbd045
  3. #9bdb45

Triadic

  1. #dbd045
  2. #45dbd0
  3. #d045db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd045
  2. #50db45
  3. #4550db
  4. #d045db

Square

  1. #dbd045
  2. #45db85
  3. #4550db
  4. #db459b

Monochromatic

  1. #716a16
  2. #b1a722
  3. #dbd045
  4. #e7e085
  5. #f4f0c5

Shades

#dbd045 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd045
  2. #c5bb3e
  3. #afa637
  4. #999230
  5. #837d29
  6. #6e6823
  7. #58531c
  8. #423e15
  9. #2c2a0e
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd045 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd045
  2. #dfd558
  3. #e2d96a
  4. #e6de7d
  5. #e9e38f
  6. #ede8a2
  7. #f1ecb5
  8. #f4f1c7
  9. #f8f6da
  10. #fbfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd045 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd045
  2. #d2c84b
  3. #c9c051
  4. #c0b857
  5. #b7b05d
  6. #aea863
  7. #a4a068
  8. #9b986e
  9. #929074
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c930 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfcc39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d04b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c894 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd045 {
  color: #dbd045;
}
Background
.bg-dbd045 {
  background-color: #dbd045;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd045 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd045;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd045;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 208 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd045 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd045, #9bdb45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd045 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 208 69 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.13 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.45 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.07 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.50 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.66 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.03 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.06 #242fba Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd045  rgb(219, 208, 69)  hsl(56, 68%, 56%)  Citrine
#4550db  rgb(69, 80, 219)  hsl(236, 68%, 56%)  Iris
#45dbd0  rgb(69, 219, 208)  hsl(176, 68%, 56%)  Turquoise
#d045db  rgb(208, 69, 219)  hsl(296, 68%, 56%)  Medium Orchid