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#DEC534

#dec534 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec534 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 77.25% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.26% magenta, 76.58% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 51.18°, with 72.03% saturation and 53.73% 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 12.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5571

Complementary

  1. #dec534
  2. #344dde

Split complementary

  1. #dec534
  2. #34a2de
  3. #7034de

Analogous

  1. #de7034
  2. #dec534
  3. #a2de34

Triadic

  1. #dec534
  2. #34dec5
  3. #c534de

Tetradic

  1. #dec534
  2. #4dde34
  3. #344dde
  4. #c534de

Square

  1. #dec534
  2. #34de70
  3. #344dde
  4. #de34a2

Monochromatic

  1. #685b11
  2. #aa951c
  3. #dec534
  4. #e9d876
  5. #f3ebb8

Shades

#dec534 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec534
  2. #c8b12f
  3. #b29e2a
  4. #9b8a24
  5. #85761f
  6. #6f631a
  7. #594f15
  8. #433b10
  9. #2c270a
  10. #161405
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec534 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec534
  2. #e1cb48
  3. #e5d15d
  4. #e8d671
  5. #ebdc85
  6. #efe29a
  7. #f2e8ae
  8. #f5eec2
  9. #f8f3d6
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec534 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec534
  2. #d5be3c
  3. #cbb743
  4. #c2b04b
  5. #b8a952
  6. #afa35a
  7. #a69c62
  8. #9c9569
  9. #938e71
  10. #898778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc59f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c013 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc93e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b6aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc224 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfc73a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9bc8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec534 {
  color: #dec534;
}
Background
.bg-dec534 {
  background-color: #dec534;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec534 {
  border: 2px solid #dec534;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec534;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 197 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec534 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec534, #a2de34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec534 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 197 52 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.82 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.55 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.98 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.98 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.04 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.71 #213acb Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec534  rgb(222, 197, 52)  hsl(51, 72%, 54%)  Citrine
#344dde  rgb(52, 77, 222)  hsl(231, 72%, 54%)  Iris
#34dec5  rgb(52, 222, 197)  hsl(171, 72%, 54%)  Turquoise
#c534de  rgb(197, 52, 222)  hsl(291, 72%, 54%)  Medium Orchid