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#DBD216

#dbd216 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbd216 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 82.35% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.11% magenta, 89.95% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.26°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.6121

Complementary

  1. #dbd216
  2. #161fdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbd216
  2. #1681db
  3. #6f16db

Analogous

  1. #db6f16
  2. #dbd216
  3. #81db16

Triadic

  1. #dbd216
  2. #16dbd2
  3. #d216db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd216
  2. #1fdb16
  3. #161fdb
  4. #d216db

Square

  1. #dbd216
  2. #16db6f
  3. #161fdb
  4. #db1681

Monochromatic

  1. #504d08
  2. #958f0f
  3. #dbd216
  4. #ede650
  5. #f4f096

Shades

#dbd216 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd216
  2. #c5bd14
  3. #afa812
  4. #99930f
  5. #837e0d
  6. #6e690b
  7. #585409
  8. #423f07
  9. #2c2a04
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd216 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd216
  2. #dfd72d
  3. #e2db45
  4. #e6e05c
  5. #e9e473
  6. #ede98b
  7. #f1eda2
  8. #f4f2b9
  9. #f8f6d0
  10. #fbfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd216 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd216
  2. #d2ca21
  3. #c9c22b
  4. #c0b936
  5. #b7b140
  6. #aea94b
  7. #a4a156
  8. #9b9960
  9. #92906b
  10. #898875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cfa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d02e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc3b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d126 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c98f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd216 {
  color: #dbd216;
}
Background
.bg-dbd216 {
  background-color: #dbd216;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd216 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd216;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd216;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 210 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd216 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd216, #81db16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd216 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 210 22 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.67 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.92 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.75 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.43 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.51 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.78 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.93 #242de9 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd216  rgb(219, 210, 22)  hsl(57, 82%, 47%)  Citrine
#161fdb  rgb(22, 31, 219)  hsl(237, 82%, 47%)  Blue
#16dbd2  rgb(22, 219, 210)  hsl(177, 82%, 47%)  Turquoise
#d216db  rgb(210, 22, 219)  hsl(297, 82%, 47%)  Electric Purple