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#DBD12A

#dbd12a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd12a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 81.96% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.57% magenta, 80.82% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.61°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6083

Complementary

  1. #dbd12a
  2. #2a34db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd12a
  2. #2a8ddb
  3. #792adb

Analogous

  1. #db792a
  2. #dbd12a
  3. #8ddb2a

Triadic

  1. #dbd12a
  2. #2adbd1
  3. #d12adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd12a
  2. #34db2a
  3. #2a34db
  4. #d12adb

Square

  1. #dbd12a
  2. #2adb79
  3. #2a34db
  4. #db2a8d

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5810
  2. #9e961b
  3. #dbd12a
  4. #e6df6b
  5. #f1edad

Shades

#dbd12a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd12a
  2. #c5bc26
  3. #afa722
  4. #99921d
  5. #837d19
  6. #6e6915
  7. #585411
  8. #423f0d
  9. #2c2a08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd12a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd12a
  2. #dfd63f
  3. #e2da55
  4. #e6df6a
  5. #e9e37f
  6. #ede895
  7. #f1edaa
  8. #f4f1bf
  9. #f8f6d4
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd12a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd12a
  2. #d2c933
  3. #c9c13b
  4. #c0b944
  5. #b7b14c
  6. #aea955
  7. #a4a05e
  8. #9b9866
  9. #92906f
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d039 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc2b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cc0c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d034 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c890 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd12a {
  color: #dbd12a;
}
Background
.bg-dbd12a {
  background-color: #dbd12a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd12a {
  border: 2px solid #dbd12a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd12a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 209 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd12a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd12a, #8ddb2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd12a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 209 42 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.12 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.30 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.28 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.54 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.56 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 7.02 #242ed5 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd12a  rgb(219, 209, 42)  hsl(57, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#2a34db  rgb(42, 52, 219)  hsl(237, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#2adbd1  rgb(42, 219, 209)  hsl(177, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d12adb  rgb(209, 42, 219)  hsl(297, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid