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#DECD2A

#decd2a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decd2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 80.39% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.66% magenta, 81.08% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 54.33°, with 73.17% saturation and 51.76% 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 12.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5936

Complementary

  1. #decd2a
  2. #2a3bde

Split complementary

  1. #decd2a
  2. #2a95de
  3. #732ade

Analogous

  1. #de732a
  2. #decd2a
  3. #95de2a

Triadic

  1. #decd2a
  2. #2adecd
  3. #cd2ade

Tetradic

  1. #decd2a
  2. #3bde2a
  3. #2a3bde
  4. #cd2ade

Square

  1. #decd2a
  2. #2ade73
  3. #2a3bde
  4. #de2a95

Monochromatic

  1. #60580f
  2. #a29519
  3. #decd2a
  4. #e8dd6c
  5. #f3ecae

Shades

#decd2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decd2a
  2. #c8b926
  3. #b2a422
  4. #9b901d
  5. #857b19
  6. #6f6715
  7. #595211
  8. #433e0d
  9. #2c2908
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#decd2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decd2a
  2. #e1d23f
  3. #e5d755
  4. #e8dc6a
  5. #ebe17f
  6. #efe695
  7. #f2ebaa
  8. #f5f0bf
  9. #f8f5d4
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decd2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decd2a
  2. #d5c533
  3. #cbbe3b
  4. #c2b644
  5. #b8ae4c
  6. #afa755
  7. #a69f5e
  8. #9c9766
  9. #938f6f
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cba3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc90e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ce33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decd2a {
  color: #decd2a;
}
Background
.bg-decd2a {
  background-color: #decd2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decd2a {
  border: 2px solid #decd2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decd2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 205 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decd2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decd2a, #95de2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decd2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 205 42 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.84 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.66 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.00 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.27 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.33 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.33 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.39 #2132d5 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#decd2a  rgb(222, 205, 42)  hsl(54, 73%, 52%)  Citrine
#2a3bde  rgb(42, 59, 222)  hsl(234, 73%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2adecd  rgb(42, 222, 205)  hsl(174, 73%, 52%)  Turquoise
#cd2ade  rgb(205, 42, 222)  hsl(294, 73%, 52%)  Medium Orchid