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#DEC723

#dec723 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec723 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 78.04% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.36% magenta, 84.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 52.62°, with 73.91% saturation and 50.39% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.565

Complementary

  1. #dec723
  2. #233ade

Split complementary

  1. #dec723
  2. #2397de
  3. #6923de

Analogous

  1. #de6923
  2. #dec723
  3. #97de23

Triadic

  1. #dec723
  2. #23dec7
  3. #c723de

Tetradic

  1. #dec723
  2. #3ade23
  3. #233ade
  4. #c723de

Square

  1. #dec723
  2. #23de69
  3. #233ade
  4. #de2397

Monochromatic

  1. #5a510e
  2. #9d8d18
  3. #dec723
  4. #e8d866
  5. #f2e9a8

Shades

#dec723 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec723
  2. #c8b320
  3. #b29f1c
  4. #9b8b19
  5. #857715
  6. #6f6412
  7. #59500e
  8. #433c0b
  9. #2c2807
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec723 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec723
  2. #e1cd39
  3. #e5d24f
  4. #e8d865
  5. #ebdd7b
  6. #efe391
  7. #f2e9a7
  8. #f5eebd
  9. #f8f4d3
  10. #fcf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec723 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec723
  2. #d5c02c
  3. #cbb936
  4. #c2b23f
  5. #b8ab48
  6. #afa452
  7. #a69c5b
  8. #9c9564
  9. #938e6d
  10. #898777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c69f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b8aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0c92d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9be89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec723 {
  color: #dec723;
}
Background
.bg-dec723 {
  background-color: #dec723;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec723 {
  border: 2px solid #dec723;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec723;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 199 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec723 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec723, #97de23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec723 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 199 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.59 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.03 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.60 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.17 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.30 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.39 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.47 #2138dc Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec723  rgb(222, 199, 35)  hsl(53, 74%, 50%)  Citrine
#233ade  rgb(35, 58, 222)  hsl(233, 74%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#23dec7  rgb(35, 222, 199)  hsl(173, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise
#c723de  rgb(199, 35, 222)  hsl(293, 74%, 50%)  Electric Purple