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#DEC73A

#dec73a ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec73a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.36% magenta, 73.87% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 51.59°, with 71.3% saturation and 54.9% 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 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5668

Complementary

  1. #dec73a
  2. #3a51de

Split complementary

  1. #dec73a
  2. #3aa3de
  3. #753ade

Analogous

  1. #de753a
  2. #dec73a
  3. #a3de3a

Triadic

  1. #dec73a
  2. #3adec7
  3. #c73ade

Tetradic

  1. #dec73a
  2. #51de3a
  3. #3a51de
  4. #c73ade

Square

  1. #dec73a
  2. #3ade75
  3. #3a51de
  4. #de3aa3

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6012
  2. #ae9a1d
  3. #dec73a
  4. #e9da7c
  5. #f4ecbd

Shades

#dec73a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec73a
  2. #c8b334
  3. #b29f2e
  4. #9b8b29
  5. #857723
  6. #6f641d
  7. #595017
  8. #433c11
  9. #2c280c
  10. #161406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec73a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec73a
  2. #e1cd4e
  3. #e5d261
  4. #e8d875
  5. #ebdd89
  6. #efe39d
  7. #f2e9b0
  8. #f5eec4
  9. #f8f4d8
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec73a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec73a
  2. #d5c041
  3. #cbb948
  4. #c2b24f
  5. #b8ab56
  6. #afa45d
  7. #a69c64
  8. #9c956b
  9. #938e72
  10. #898779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c7a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac220 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb8ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc42c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0c940 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9be8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec73a {
  color: #dec73a;
}
Background
.bg-dec73a {
  background-color: #dec73a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec73a {
  border: 2px solid #dec73a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec73a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 199 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec73a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec73a, #a3de3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec73a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 199 58 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.68 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.42 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.70 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.29 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.49 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.53 #2138c5 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec73a  rgb(222, 199, 58)  hsl(52, 71%, 55%)  Citrine
#3a51de  rgb(58, 81, 222)  hsl(232, 71%, 55%)  Iris
#3adec7  rgb(58, 222, 199)  hsl(172, 71%, 55%)  Turquoise
#c73ade  rgb(199, 58, 222)  hsl(292, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid