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#DEC823

#dec823 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec823 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 78.43% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.91% magenta, 84.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 52.94°, 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 12.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5696

Complementary

  1. #dec823
  2. #2339de

Split complementary

  1. #dec823
  2. #2396de
  3. #6a23de

Analogous

  1. #de6a23
  2. #dec823
  3. #96de23

Triadic

  1. #dec823
  2. #23dec8
  3. #c823de

Tetradic

  1. #dec823
  2. #39de23
  3. #2339de
  4. #c823de

Square

  1. #dec823
  2. #23de6a
  3. #2339de
  4. #de2396

Monochromatic

  1. #5a510e
  2. #9d8d18
  3. #dec823
  4. #e8d966
  5. #f2e9a8

Shades

#dec823 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec823
  2. #c8b420
  3. #b2a01c
  4. #9b8c19
  5. #857815
  6. #6f6412
  7. #59500e
  8. #433c0b
  9. #2c2807
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec823 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec823
  2. #e1ce39
  3. #e5d34f
  4. #e8d965
  5. #ebde7b
  6. #efe491
  7. #f2e9a7
  8. #f5efbd
  9. #f8f4d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec823 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec823
  2. #d5c12c
  3. #cbba36
  4. #c2b23f
  5. #b8ab48
  6. #afa452
  7. #a69d5b
  8. #9c9664
  9. #938e6d
  10. #898777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c79f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b9ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0c92d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9bf89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec823 {
  color: #dec823;
}
Background
.bg-dec823 {
  background-color: #dec823;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec823 {
  border: 2px solid #dec823;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec823;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 200 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec823 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec823, #96de23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec823 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 200 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.85 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.89 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.31 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.38 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.40 #2137dc Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec823  rgb(222, 200, 35)  hsl(53, 74%, 50%)  Citrine
#2339de  rgb(35, 57, 222)  hsl(233, 74%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#23dec8  rgb(35, 222, 200)  hsl(173, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise
#c823de  rgb(200, 35, 222)  hsl(293, 74%, 50%)  Electric Purple