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#DEC73F

#dec73f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec73f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.36% magenta, 71.62% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 51.32°, with 70.67% saturation and 55.88% 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 12.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5674

Complementary

  1. #dec73f
  2. #3f56de

Split complementary

  1. #dec73f
  2. #3fa5de
  3. #773fde

Analogous

  1. #de773f
  2. #dec73f
  3. #a5de3f

Triadic

  1. #dec73f
  2. #3fdec7
  3. #c73fde

Tetradic

  1. #dec73f
  2. #56de3f
  3. #3f56de
  4. #c73fde

Square

  1. #dec73f
  2. #3fde77
  3. #3f56de
  4. #de3fa5

Monochromatic

  1. #716313
  2. #b29d1f
  3. #dec73f
  4. #e9da80
  5. #f4edc2

Shades

#dec73f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec73f
  2. #c8b339
  3. #b29f32
  4. #9b8b2c
  5. #857726
  6. #6f6420
  7. #595019
  8. #433c13
  9. #2c280d
  10. #161406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec73f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec73f
  2. #e1cd52
  3. #e5d265
  4. #e8d879
  5. #ebdd8c
  6. #efe39f
  7. #f2e9b2
  8. #f5eec5
  9. #f8f4d9
  10. #fcf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec73f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec73f
  2. #d5c046
  3. #cbb94c
  4. #c2b253
  5. #b8ab59
  6. #afa460
  7. #a69c66
  8. #9c956d
  9. #938e73
  10. #89877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c7a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac229 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0ca48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb8ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc433 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfc944 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8be8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec73f {
  color: #dec73f;
}
Background
.bg-dec73f {
  background-color: #dec73f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec73f {
  border: 2px solid #dec73f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec73f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 199 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 71% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec73f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec73f, #a5de3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec73f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 199 63 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.75 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.57 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.59 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.22 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.54 #2138c0 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec73f  rgb(222, 199, 63)  hsl(51, 71%, 56%)  Citrine
#3f56de  rgb(63, 86, 222)  hsl(231, 71%, 56%)  Iris
#3fdec7  rgb(63, 222, 199)  hsl(171, 71%, 56%)  Turquoise
#c73fde  rgb(199, 63, 222)  hsl(291, 71%, 56%)  Medium Orchid