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#DEC905

#dec905 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dec905 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 78.82% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.46% magenta, 97.75% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 54.19°, with 95.59% saturation and 44.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5731

Complementary

  1. #dec905
  2. #051ade

Split complementary

  1. #dec905
  2. #0587de
  3. #5c05de

Analogous

  1. #de5c05
  2. #dec905
  3. #87de05

Triadic

  1. #dec905
  2. #05dec9
  3. #c905de

Tetradic

  1. #dec905
  2. #1ade05
  3. #051ade
  4. #c905de

Square

  1. #dec905
  2. #05de5c
  3. #051ade
  4. #de0587

Monochromatic

  1. #484202
  2. #938503
  3. #dec905
  4. #fae735
  5. #fcf080

Shades

#dec905 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec905
  2. #c8b505
  3. #b2a104
  4. #9b8d04
  5. #857903
  6. #6f6503
  7. #595002
  8. #433c02
  9. #2c2801
  10. #161401
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec905 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec905
  2. #e1ce1e
  3. #e5d437
  4. #e8d950
  5. #ebdf69
  6. #efe482
  7. #f2e99b
  8. #f5efb4
  9. #f8f4cd
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec905 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec905
  2. #d5c211
  3. #cbba1e
  4. #c2b32a
  5. #b8ac36
  6. #afa543
  7. #a69d4f
  8. #9c965b
  9. #938f67
  10. #898774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c89f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b9ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ca1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c088 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec905 {
  color: #dec905;
}
Background
.bg-dec905 {
  background-color: #dec905;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec905 {
  border: 2px solid #dec905;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec905;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 201 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec905 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec905, #87de05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec905 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 201 5 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.69 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.58 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.12 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.21 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.26 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.47 #2136fa Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec905  rgb(222, 201, 5)  hsl(54, 96%, 45%)  Citrine
#051ade  rgb(5, 26, 222)  hsl(234, 96%, 45%)  Blue
#05dec9  rgb(5, 222, 201)  hsl(174, 96%, 45%)  Turquoise
#c905de  rgb(201, 5, 222)  hsl(294, 96%, 45%)  Electric Purple