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#DEC706

#dec706 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dec706 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 78.04% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.36% magenta, 97.3% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 53.61°, with 94.74% saturation and 44.71% 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 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5639

Complementary

  1. #dec706
  2. #061dde

Split complementary

  1. #dec706
  2. #0689de
  3. #5b06de

Analogous

  1. #de5b06
  2. #dec706
  3. #89de06

Triadic

  1. #dec706
  2. #06dec7
  3. #c706de

Tetradic

  1. #dec706
  2. #1dde06
  3. #061dde
  4. #c706de

Square

  1. #dec706
  2. #06de5b
  3. #061dde
  4. #de0689

Monochromatic

  1. #494102
  2. #948404
  3. #dec706
  4. #fae537
  5. #fcef81

Shades

#dec706 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec706
  2. #c8b305
  3. #b29f05
  4. #9b8b04
  5. #857704
  6. #6f6403
  7. #595002
  8. #433c02
  9. #2c2801
  10. #161401
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec706 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec706
  2. #e1cd1f
  3. #e5d238
  4. #e8d851
  5. #ebdd6a
  6. #efe383
  7. #f2e99b
  8. #f5eeb4
  9. #f8f4cd
  10. #fcf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec706 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec706
  2. #d5c012
  3. #cbb91e
  4. #c2b22b
  5. #b8ab37
  6. #afa443
  7. #a69c4f
  8. #9c955b
  9. #938e68
  10. #898774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c69d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b7a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0c91c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9be86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec706 {
  color: #dec706;
}
Background
.bg-dec706 {
  background-color: #dec706;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec706 {
  border: 2px solid #dec706;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec706;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 199 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 95% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec706 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec706, #89de06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec706 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 199 6 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.23 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.99 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.12 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.22 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.29 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.43 #2138f9 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec706  rgb(222, 199, 6)  hsl(54, 95%, 45%)  Citrine
#061dde  rgb(6, 29, 222)  hsl(234, 95%, 45%)  Blue
#06dec7  rgb(6, 222, 199)  hsl(174, 95%, 45%)  Turquoise
#c706de  rgb(199, 6, 222)  hsl(294, 95%, 45%)  Electric Purple