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#DEC435

#dec435 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec435 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.71% magenta, 76.13% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 50.77°, with 71.91% saturation and 53.92% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5527

Complementary

  1. #dec435
  2. #354fde

Split complementary

  1. #dec435
  2. #35a3de
  3. #6f35de

Analogous

  1. #de6f35
  2. #dec435
  3. #a3de35

Triadic

  1. #dec435
  2. #35dec4
  3. #c435de

Tetradic

  1. #dec435
  2. #4fde35
  3. #354fde
  4. #c435de

Square

  1. #dec435
  2. #35de6f
  3. #354fde
  4. #de35a3

Monochromatic

  1. #695b11
  2. #ab951c
  3. #dec435
  4. #e9d777
  5. #f3eab9

Shades

#dec435 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec435
  2. #c8b030
  3. #b29d2a
  4. #9b8925
  5. #857620
  6. #6f621b
  7. #594e15
  8. #433b10
  9. #2c270b
  10. #161405
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec435 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec435
  2. #e1ca49
  3. #e5d05d
  4. #e8d672
  5. #ebdc86
  6. #efe29a
  7. #f2e7ae
  8. #f5edc2
  9. #f8f3d7
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec435 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec435
  2. #d5bd3d
  3. #cbb644
  4. #c2b04c
  5. #b8a953
  6. #afa25b
  7. #a69b62
  8. #9c946a
  9. #938e71
  10. #898779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc49f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc83f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b5a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac126 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec63b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9bb89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec435 {
  color: #dec435;
}
Background
.bg-dec435 {
  background-color: #dec435;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec435 {
  border: 2px solid #dec435;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec435;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 196 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec435 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec435, #a3de35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec435 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 196 53 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.16 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.28 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.90 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.80 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.35 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.48 #213bca Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec435  rgb(222, 196, 53)  hsl(51, 72%, 54%)  Citrine
#354fde  rgb(53, 79, 222)  hsl(231, 72%, 54%)  Iris
#35dec4  rgb(53, 222, 196)  hsl(171, 72%, 54%)  Turquoise
#c435de  rgb(196, 53, 222)  hsl(291, 72%, 54%)  Medium Orchid