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#DECD2E

#decd2e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decd2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.66% magenta, 79.28% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 54.2°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5939

Complementary

  1. #decd2e
  2. #2e3fde

Split complementary

  1. #decd2e
  2. #2e97de
  3. #752ede

Analogous

  1. #de752e
  2. #decd2e
  3. #97de2e

Triadic

  1. #decd2e
  2. #2edecd
  3. #cd2ede

Tetradic

  1. #decd2e
  2. #3fde2e
  3. #2e3fde
  4. #cd2ede

Square

  1. #decd2e
  2. #2ede75
  3. #2e3fde
  4. #de2e97

Monochromatic

  1. #635b10
  2. #a5981a
  3. #decd2e
  4. #e8dd70
  5. #f3edb2

Shades

#decd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decd2e
  2. #c8b929
  3. #b2a425
  4. #9b9020
  5. #857b1c
  6. #6f6717
  7. #595212
  8. #433e0e
  9. #2c2909
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#decd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decd2e
  2. #e1d243
  3. #e5d758
  4. #e8dc6d
  5. #ebe182
  6. #efe697
  7. #f2ebab
  8. #f5f0c0
  9. #f8f5d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decd2e
  2. #d5c536
  3. #cbbe3e
  4. #c2b647
  5. #b8ae4f
  6. #afa757
  7. #a69f5f
  8. #9c9767
  9. #938f70
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cca3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc917 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ce36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decd2e {
  color: #decd2e;
}
Background
.bg-decd2e {
  background-color: #decd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decd2e {
  border: 2px solid #decd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 205 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decd2e, #97de2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 205 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.05 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.72 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.04 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.21 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.32 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.36 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.37 #2132d1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#decd2e  rgb(222, 205, 46)  hsl(54, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#2e3fde  rgb(46, 63, 222)  hsl(234, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2edecd  rgb(46, 222, 205)  hsl(174, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#cd2ede  rgb(205, 46, 222)  hsl(294, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid