Citronite is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #244dc6 |
| Complementary Color | #3861db |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.81° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Citronite Color. The Gold Foil color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Trinket (#d69835) for more calm effect. Try Polliwog as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3861db is the best complementary color to Citronite. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbb239 complementary color is Royal Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Anzac are #db6138 and #b2db38. Thus found on the left and right of #dbb239 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Flame Pea and Conifer colors as they work well with Citronite.
The split-complementary Citronite palette consists of #6138db and #38b2db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3861db). Try Purple Heart and Scooter colors in combination with #dbb239, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #dbb239 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Citronite. Thus Medium Purple and Turquoise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Citronite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Royal Blue, Emerald, and Cerise split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbb239 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Citronite tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3861db) and two others. The Turquoise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise Red – 120° from the complementary Royal Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38dbb2 and #db3861.
In a RGB color space, hex #dbb239 is made of 48% red, 39% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Citronite has a hue angle of 44.81°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 54.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbb239 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 63.53% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #dbb239 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,178,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 39%, 13% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.08, 63.53, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(44.81,69.23%,54.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.81,73.97%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.3151,2.9105,63.818) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8723,47.1963,10.563) |