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#DBD437

#dbd437 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd437 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.2% magenta, 74.89% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.44°, with 69.49% saturation and 53.73% 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 13.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.86.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6242

Complementary

  1. #dbd437
  2. #373edb

Split complementary

  1. #dbd437
  2. #3790db
  3. #8237db

Analogous

  1. #db8237
  2. #dbd437
  3. #90db37

Triadic

  1. #dbd437
  2. #37dbd4
  3. #d437db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd437
  2. #3edb37
  3. #373edb
  4. #d437db

Square

  1. #dbd437
  2. #37db82
  3. #373edb
  4. #db3790

Monochromatic

  1. #676312
  2. #a7a21e
  3. #dbd437
  4. #e7e278
  5. #f2f0b9

Shades

#dbd437 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd437
  2. #c5bf32
  3. #afaa2c
  4. #999427
  5. #837f21
  6. #6e6a1c
  7. #585516
  8. #424011
  9. #2c2a0b
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd437 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd437
  2. #dfd84b
  3. #e2dd5f
  4. #e6e173
  5. #e9e587
  6. #edea9b
  7. #f1eeaf
  8. #f4f2c3
  9. #f8f6d7
  10. #fbfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd437 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd437
  2. #d2cc3e
  3. #c9c346
  4. #c0bb4d
  5. #b7b254
  6. #aeaa5c
  7. #a4a263
  8. #9b996a
  9. #929171
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cc11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d243 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cf25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d33f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cc94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd437 {
  color: #dbd437;
}
Background
.bg-dbd437 {
  background-color: #dbd437;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd437 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd437;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd437;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 212 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd437 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd437, #90db37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd437 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 212 55 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.86 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.09 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.52 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.63 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.86 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.37 #242bc8 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd437  rgb(219, 212, 55)  hsl(57, 69%, 54%)  Citrine
#373edb  rgb(55, 62, 219)  hsl(237, 69%, 54%)  Persian Blue
#37dbd4  rgb(55, 219, 212)  hsl(177, 69%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#d437db  rgb(212, 55, 219)  hsl(297, 69%, 54%)  Medium Orchid