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#DBD42E

#dbd42e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd42e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.2% magenta, 79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.57°, with 70.61% saturation and 51.96% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6234

Complementary

  1. #dbd42e
  2. #2e35db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd42e
  2. #2e8cdb
  3. #7d2edb

Analogous

  1. #db7d2e
  2. #dbd42e
  3. #8cdb2e

Triadic

  1. #dbd42e
  2. #2edbd4
  3. #d42edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd42e
  2. #35db2e
  3. #2e35db
  4. #d42edb

Square

  1. #dbd42e
  2. #2edb7d
  3. #2e35db
  4. #db2e8c

Monochromatic

  1. #605c10
  2. #a19b1c
  3. #dbd42e
  4. #e6e16f
  5. #f1efb1

Shades

#dbd42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd42e
  2. #c5bf29
  3. #afaa25
  4. #999420
  5. #837f1c
  6. #6e6a17
  7. #585512
  8. #42400e
  9. #2c2a09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd42e
  2. #dfd843
  3. #e2dd58
  4. #e6e16d
  5. #e9e582
  6. #edea97
  7. #f1eeab
  8. #f4f2c0
  9. #f8f6d5
  10. #fbfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd42e
  2. #d2cc36
  3. #c9c33e
  4. #c0bb47
  5. #b7b24f
  6. #aeaa57
  7. #a4a25f
  8. #9b9967
  9. #929170
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead23d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cf15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d337 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cb93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd42e {
  color: #dbd42e;
}
Background
.bg-dbd42e {
  background-color: #dbd42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd42e {
  border: 2px solid #dbd42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 212 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd42e, #8cdb2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 212 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.53 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.89 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.85 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.64 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.09 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.74 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.08 #242bd1 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd42e  rgb(219, 212, 46)  hsl(58, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#2e35db  rgb(46, 53, 219)  hsl(238, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2edbd4  rgb(46, 219, 212)  hsl(178, 71%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#d42edb  rgb(212, 46, 219)  hsl(298, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid