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#DBD400

#dbd400 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbd400 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 83.14% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.2% magenta, 100% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 58.08°, with 100% saturation and 42.94% 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 13.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6215

Complementary

  1. #dbd400
  2. #0007db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd400
  2. #0075db
  3. #6600db

Analogous

  1. #db6600
  2. #dbd400
  3. #75db00

Triadic

  1. #dbd400
  2. #00dbd4
  3. #d400db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd400
  2. #07db00
  3. #0007db
  4. #d400db

Square

  1. #dbd400
  2. #00db66
  3. #0007db
  4. #db0075

Monochromatic

  1. #424000
  2. #8e8a00
  3. #dbd400
  4. #fff828
  5. #fffb75

Shades

#dbd400 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd400
  2. #c5bf00
  3. #afaa00
  4. #999400
  5. #837f00
  6. #6e6a00
  7. #585500
  8. #424000
  9. #2c2a00
  10. #161500
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd400 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd400
  2. #dfd81a
  3. #e2dd33
  4. #e6e14d
  5. #e9e566
  6. #edea80
  7. #f1ee99
  8. #f4f2b3
  9. #f8f6cc
  10. #fbfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd400 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd400
  2. #d2cc0d
  3. #c9c31a
  4. #c0bb26
  5. #b7b233
  6. #aeaa40
  7. #a4a24d
  8. #9b995a
  9. #929166
  10. #898873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d1a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc5b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d31c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cb8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd400 {
  color: #dbd400;
}
Background
.bg-dbd400 {
  background-color: #dbd400;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd400 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd400;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd400;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 212 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd400 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd400, #75db00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd400 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 212 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.08 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.80 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.24 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.04 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.52 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.64 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.82 #242bff Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd400  rgb(219, 212, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 43%)  Citrine
#0007db  rgb(0, 7, 219)  hsl(238, 100%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#00dbd4  rgb(0, 219, 212)  hsl(178, 100%, 43%)  Bright Turquoise
#d400db  rgb(212, 0, 219)  hsl(298, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple