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#DBD322

#dbd322 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd322 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 82.75% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.65% magenta, 84.47% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.41°, with 73.12% saturation and 49.61% 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 13.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.04.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6176

Complementary

  1. #dbd322
  2. #222adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbd322
  2. #2286db
  3. #7722db

Analogous

  1. #db7722
  2. #dbd322
  3. #86db22

Triadic

  1. #dbd322
  2. #22dbd3
  3. #d322db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd322
  2. #2adb22
  3. #222adb
  4. #d322db

Square

  1. #dbd322
  2. #22db77
  3. #222adb
  4. #db2286

Monochromatic

  1. #57530d
  2. #999318
  3. #dbd322
  4. #e7e163
  5. #f1eea5

Shades

#dbd322 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd322
  2. #c5be1f
  3. #afa91b
  4. #999418
  5. #837f14
  6. #6e6a11
  7. #58540e
  8. #423f0a
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd322 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd322
  2. #dfd738
  3. #e2dc4e
  4. #e6e064
  5. #e9e57a
  6. #ede991
  7. #f1eda7
  8. #f4f2bd
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fbfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd322 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd322
  2. #d2cb2b
  3. #c9c235
  4. #c0ba3e
  5. #b7b248
  6. #aeaa51
  7. #a4a15a
  8. #9b9964
  9. #92916d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d0a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d135 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d22e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5ca91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd322 {
  color: #dbd322;
}
Background
.bg-dbd322 {
  background-color: #dbd322;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd322 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd322;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd322;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 211 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd322 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd322, #86db22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd322 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 211 34 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.04 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.85 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.73 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.03 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.59 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.68 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.95 #242cdd Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd322  rgb(219, 211, 34)  hsl(57, 73%, 50%)  Citrine
#222adb  rgb(34, 42, 219)  hsl(237, 73%, 50%)  Blue
#22dbd3  rgb(34, 219, 211)  hsl(177, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#d322db  rgb(211, 34, 219)  hsl(297, 73%, 50%)  Medium Orchid