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#DBE21D

#dbe21d ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbe21d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 88.63% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.17% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 62.13°, with 77.25% saturation and 50% 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 14.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6954

Complementary

  1. #dbe21d
  2. #241de2

Split complementary

  1. #dbe21d
  2. #1d79e2
  3. #861de2

Analogous

  1. #e2861d
  2. #dbe21d
  3. #79e21d

Triadic

  1. #dbe21d
  2. #1ddbe2
  3. #e21ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbe21d
  2. #1de224
  3. #241de2
  4. #e21ddb

Square

  1. #dbe21d
  2. #1de286
  3. #241de2
  4. #e21d79

Monochromatic

  1. #585a0c
  2. #999e14
  3. #dbe21d
  4. #e6eb61
  5. #f1f3a5

Shades

#dbe21d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbe21d
  2. #c5cb1a
  3. #afb517
  4. #999e14
  5. #838811
  6. #6e710f
  7. #585a0c
  8. #424409
  9. #2c2d06
  10. #161703
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbe21d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbe21d
  2. #dfe534
  3. #e2e84a
  4. #e6eb61
  5. #e9ee77
  6. #edf18e
  7. #f1f3a5
  8. #f4f6bb
  9. #f8f9d2
  10. #fbfce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbe21d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbe21d
  2. #d2d827
  3. #c9ce31
  4. #c0c53b
  5. #b7bb45
  6. #aeb14f
  7. #a4a758
  8. #9b9d62
  9. #92946c
  10. #898a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daddae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5db35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebd3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebdc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebde2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d99a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbe21d {
  color: #dbe21d;
}
Background
.bg-dbe21d {
  background-color: #dbe21d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbe21d {
  border: 2px solid #dbe21d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbe21d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 226 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 77% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbe21d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbe21d, #79e21d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbe21d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 226 29 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.63 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.86 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.86 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.06 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.22 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 6.38 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 6.41 #241de2 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Pear
#dbe21d  rgb(219, 226, 29)  hsl(62, 77%, 50%)  Pear
#241de2  rgb(36, 29, 226)  hsl(242, 77%, 50%)  Blue
#1ddbe2  rgb(29, 219, 226)  hsl(182, 77%, 50%)  Dark Turquoise
#e21ddb  rgb(226, 29, 219)  hsl(302, 77%, 50%)  Fuchsia