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#DEC426

#dec426 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec426 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 76.86% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.71% magenta, 82.88% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 51.52°, with 73.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 12.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5515

Complementary

  1. #dec426
  2. #2640de

Split complementary

  1. #dec426
  2. #269cde
  3. #6826de

Analogous

  1. #de6826
  2. #dec426
  3. #9cde26

Triadic

  1. #dec426
  2. #26dec4
  3. #c426de

Tetradic

  1. #dec426
  2. #40de26
  3. #2640de
  4. #c426de

Square

  1. #dec426
  2. #26de68
  3. #2640de
  4. #de269c

Monochromatic

  1. #5d520e
  2. #9f8c18
  3. #dec426
  4. #e8d668
  5. #f2e8ab

Shades

#dec426 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec426
  2. #c8b022
  3. #b29d1e
  4. #9b891b
  5. #857617
  6. #6f6213
  7. #594e0f
  8. #433b0b
  9. #2c2708
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec426 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec426
  2. #e1ca3c
  3. #e5d051
  4. #e8d667
  5. #ebdc7d
  6. #efe293
  7. #f2e7a8
  8. #f5edbe
  9. #f8f3d4
  10. #fcf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec426 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec426
  2. #d5bd2f
  3. #cbb638
  4. #c2b041
  5. #b8a94a
  6. #afa253
  7. #a69b5c
  8. #9c9465
  9. #938e6e
  10. #898777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc49d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc834 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b5a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc108 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfc62f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9bb87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec426 {
  color: #dec426;
}
Background
.bg-dec426 {
  background-color: #dec426;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec426 {
  border: 2px solid #dec426;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec426;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 196 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec426 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec426, #9cde26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec426 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 196 38 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.54 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.61 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.81 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.92 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.38 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.43 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.45 #213bd9 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec426  rgb(222, 196, 38)  hsl(52, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#2640de  rgb(38, 64, 222)  hsl(232, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#26dec4  rgb(38, 222, 196)  hsl(172, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#c426de  rgb(196, 38, 222)  hsl(292, 74%, 51%)  Electric Purple