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#DBD12D

#dbd12d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd12d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.57% magenta, 79.45% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.55°, with 70.73% saturation and 51.76% 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 2.91.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6085

Complementary

  1. #dbd12d
  2. #2d37db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd12d
  2. #2d8edb
  3. #7a2ddb

Analogous

  1. #db7a2d
  2. #dbd12d
  3. #8edb2d

Triadic

  1. #dbd12d
  2. #2ddbd1
  3. #d12ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd12d
  2. #37db2d
  3. #2d37db
  4. #d12ddb

Square

  1. #dbd12d
  2. #2ddb7a
  3. #2d37db
  4. #db2d8e

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5a10
  2. #a0981b
  3. #dbd12d
  4. #e6df6e
  5. #f1eeb0

Shades

#dbd12d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd12d
  2. #c5bc29
  3. #afa724
  4. #999220
  5. #837d1b
  6. #6e6917
  7. #585412
  8. #423f0e
  9. #2c2a09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd12d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd12d
  2. #dfd642
  3. #e2da57
  4. #e6df6c
  5. #e9e381
  6. #ede896
  7. #f1edab
  8. #f4f1c0
  9. #f8f6d5
  10. #fbfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd12d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd12d
  2. #d2c935
  3. #c9c13e
  4. #c0b946
  5. #b7b14e
  6. #aea957
  7. #a4a05f
  8. #9b9867
  9. #92906f
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 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 #e7d03b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc2b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cc14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d036 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd12d {
  color: #dbd12d;
}
Background
.bg-dbd12d {
  background-color: #dbd12d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd12d {
  border: 2px solid #dbd12d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd12d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 209 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd12d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd12d, #8edb2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd12d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 209 45 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.91 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.16 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.11 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.54 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.57 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 7.09 #242ed2 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd12d  rgb(219, 209, 45)  hsl(57, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#2d37db  rgb(45, 55, 219)  hsl(237, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2ddbd1  rgb(45, 219, 209)  hsl(177, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d12ddb  rgb(209, 45, 219)  hsl(297, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid