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#DEC511

#dec511 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dec511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 77.25% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.26% magenta, 92.34% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 52.68°, with 85.77% saturation and 46.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.555

Complementary

  1. #dec511
  2. #112ade

Split complementary

  1. #dec511
  2. #1191de
  3. #5e11de

Analogous

  1. #de5e11
  2. #dec511
  3. #91de11

Triadic

  1. #dec511
  2. #11dec5
  3. #c511de

Tetradic

  1. #dec511
  2. #2ade11
  3. #112ade
  4. #c511de

Square

  1. #dec511
  2. #11de5e
  3. #112ade
  4. #de1191

Monochromatic

  1. #504706
  2. #97860c
  3. #dec511
  4. #f1dd4a
  5. #f7ea91

Shades

#dec511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec511
  2. #c8b10f
  3. #b29e0e
  4. #9b8a0c
  5. #85760a
  6. #6f6309
  7. #594f07
  8. #433b05
  9. #2c2703
  10. #161402
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec511
  2. #e1cb29
  3. #e5d141
  4. #e8d658
  5. #ebdc70
  6. #efe288
  7. #f2e8a0
  8. #f5eeb8
  9. #f8f3cf
  10. #fcf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec511
  2. #d5be1c
  3. #cbb727
  4. #c2b032
  5. #b8a93d
  6. #afa349
  7. #a69c54
  8. #9c955f
  9. #938e6a
  10. #898775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc59d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dabf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c828 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b5a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfc720 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9bc86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec511 {
  color: #dec511;
}
Background
.bg-dec511 {
  background-color: #dec511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec511 {
  border: 2px solid #dec511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 197 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec511, #91de11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 197 17 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.65 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.61 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.14 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.20 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.69 #213aee Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec511  rgb(222, 197, 17)  hsl(53, 86%, 47%)  Citrine
#112ade  rgb(17, 42, 222)  hsl(233, 86%, 47%)  Blue
#11dec5  rgb(17, 222, 197)  hsl(173, 86%, 47%)  Turquoise
#c511de  rgb(197, 17, 222)  hsl(293, 86%, 47%)  Electric Purple