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#DBD331

#dbd331 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd331 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.65% magenta, 77.63% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.18°, with 70.25% saturation and 52.55% 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 13.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6187

Complementary

  1. #dbd331
  2. #3139db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd331
  2. #318edb
  3. #7e31db

Analogous

  1. #db7e31
  2. #dbd331
  3. #8edb31

Triadic

  1. #dbd331
  2. #31dbd3
  3. #d331db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd331
  2. #39db31
  3. #3139db
  4. #d331db

Square

  1. #dbd331
  2. #31db7e
  3. #3139db
  4. #db318e

Monochromatic

  1. #625e11
  2. #a39d1c
  3. #dbd331
  4. #e6e172
  5. #f2efb3

Shades

#dbd331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd331
  2. #c5be2c
  3. #afa927
  4. #999422
  5. #837f1d
  6. #6e6a19
  7. #585414
  8. #423f0f
  9. #2c2a0a
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd331
  2. #dfd746
  3. #e2dc5a
  4. #e6e06f
  5. #e9e583
  6. #ede998
  7. #f1edad
  8. #f4f2c1
  9. #f8f6d6
  10. #fbfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd331
  2. #d2cb39
  3. #c9c241
  4. #c0ba49
  5. #b7b251
  6. #aeaa59
  7. #a4a160
  8. #9b9968
  9. #929170
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d13f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1ce1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d23a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5ca93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd331 {
  color: #dbd331;
}
Background
.bg-dbd331 {
  background-color: #dbd331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd331 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 211 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd331, #8edb31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 211 49 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.42 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.02 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.13 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.93 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.71 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.30 #242cce Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd331  rgb(219, 211, 49)  hsl(57, 70%, 53%)  Citrine
#3139db  rgb(49, 57, 219)  hsl(237, 70%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#31dbd3  rgb(49, 219, 211)  hsl(177, 70%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#d331db  rgb(211, 49, 219)  hsl(297, 70%, 53%)  Medium Orchid