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#DBD423

#dbd423 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd423 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 83.14% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.2% magenta, 84.02% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.72°, with 72.44% saturation and 49.8% 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 13.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6227

Complementary

  1. #dbd423
  2. #232adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbd423
  2. #2386db
  3. #7823db

Analogous

  1. #db7823
  2. #dbd423
  3. #86db23

Triadic

  1. #dbd423
  2. #23dbd4
  3. #d423db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd423
  2. #2adb23
  3. #232adb
  4. #d423db

Square

  1. #dbd423
  2. #23db78
  3. #232adb
  4. #db2386

Monochromatic

  1. #57540e
  2. #999418
  3. #dbd423
  4. #e6e164
  5. #f1eea6

Shades

#dbd423 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd423
  2. #c5bf20
  3. #afaa1c
  4. #999419
  5. #837f15
  6. #6e6a12
  7. #58550e
  8. #42400b
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd423 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd423
  2. #dfd839
  3. #e2dd4f
  4. #e6e165
  5. #e9e57b
  6. #edea91
  7. #f1eea7
  8. #f4f2bd
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fbfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd423 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd423
  2. #d2cc2c
  3. #c9c336
  4. #c0bb3f
  5. #b7b248
  6. #aeaa52
  7. #a4a25b
  8. #9b9964
  9. #92916d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead235 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d32f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cb91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd423 {
  color: #dbd423;
}
Background
.bg-dbd423 {
  background-color: #dbd423;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd423 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd423;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd423;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 212 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd423 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd423, #86db23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd423 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 212 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.29 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.78 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.57 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.74 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.66 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.66 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.83 #242bdc Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd423  rgb(219, 212, 35)  hsl(58, 72%, 50%)  Citrine
#232adb  rgb(35, 42, 219)  hsl(238, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#23dbd4  rgb(35, 219, 212)  hsl(178, 72%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#d423db  rgb(212, 35, 219)  hsl(298, 72%, 50%)  Medium Orchid