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#DEC832

#dec832 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec832 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 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.91% magenta, 77.48% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 52.33°, with 72.27% saturation and 53.33% 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 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5707

Complementary

  1. #dec832
  2. #3248de

Split complementary

  1. #dec832
  2. #329ede
  3. #7232de

Analogous

  1. #de7232
  2. #dec832
  3. #9ede32

Triadic

  1. #dec832
  2. #32dec8
  3. #c832de

Tetradic

  1. #dec832
  2. #48de32
  3. #3248de
  4. #c832de

Square

  1. #dec832
  2. #32de72
  3. #3248de
  4. #de329e

Monochromatic

  1. #665b10
  2. #a8961b
  3. #dec832
  4. #e9da74
  5. #f3ebb6

Shades

#dec832 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec832
  2. #c8b42d
  3. #b2a028
  4. #9b8c23
  5. #85781e
  6. #6f6419
  7. #595014
  8. #433c0f
  9. #2c280a
  10. #161405
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec832 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec832
  2. #e1ce47
  3. #e5d35b
  4. #e8d970
  5. #ebde84
  6. #efe499
  7. #f2e9ad
  8. #f5efc2
  9. #f8f4d6
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec832 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec832
  2. #d5c13a
  3. #cbba42
  4. #c2b249
  5. #b8ab51
  6. #afa459
  7. #a69d61
  8. #9c9669
  9. #938e70
  10. #898778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c7a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc20a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb9ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc520 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ca39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9bf8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec832 {
  color: #dec832;
}
Background
.bg-dec832 {
  background-color: #dec832;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec832 {
  border: 2px solid #dec832;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec832;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 200 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec832 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec832, #9ede32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec832 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 200 50 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.96 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.39 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.92 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.08 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.45 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.55 #2137cd Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec832  rgb(222, 200, 50)  hsl(52, 72%, 53%)  Citrine
#3248de  rgb(50, 72, 222)  hsl(232, 72%, 53%)  Iris
#32dec8  rgb(50, 222, 200)  hsl(172, 72%, 53%)  Turquoise
#c832de  rgb(200, 50, 222)  hsl(292, 72%, 53%)  Medium Orchid