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#DBD52E

#dbd52e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd52e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 83.53% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.92°, 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 13.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6285

Complementary

  1. #dbd52e
  2. #2e34db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd52e
  2. #2e8adb
  3. #7f2edb

Analogous

  1. #db7f2e
  2. #dbd52e
  3. #8adb2e

Triadic

  1. #dbd52e
  2. #2edbd5
  3. #d52edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd52e
  2. #34db2e
  3. #2e34db
  4. #d52edb

Square

  1. #dbd52e
  2. #2edb7f
  3. #2e34db
  4. #db2e8a

Monochromatic

  1. #605d10
  2. #a19c1c
  3. #dbd52e
  4. #e6e26f
  5. #f1efb1

Shades

#dbd52e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd52e
  2. #c5c029
  3. #afaa25
  4. #999520
  5. #83801c
  6. #6e6b17
  7. #585512
  8. #42400e
  9. #2c2b09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd52e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd52e
  2. #dfd943
  3. #e2dd58
  4. #e6e26d
  5. #e9e682
  6. #edea97
  7. #f1eeab
  8. #f4f2c0
  9. #f8f7d5
  10. #fbfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd52e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd52e
  2. #d2cd36
  3. #c9c43e
  4. #c0bc47
  5. #b7b34f
  6. #aeab57
  7. #a4a25f
  8. #9b9a67
  9. #929170
  10. #898978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d2a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead23d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d015 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d338 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cc93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd52e {
  color: #dbd52e;
}
Background
.bg-dbd52e {
  background-color: #dbd52e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd52e {
  border: 2px solid #dbd52e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd52e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 213 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd52e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd52e, #8adb2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd52e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 213 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.76 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.84 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.70 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.13 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.82 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.97 #242ad1 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dbd52e  rgb(219, 213, 46)  hsl(58, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#2e34db  rgb(46, 52, 219)  hsl(238, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2edbd5  rgb(46, 219, 213)  hsl(178, 71%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#d52edb  rgb(213, 46, 219)  hsl(298, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid