ColorTool
Log in
#DEC91C

#dec91c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#dec91c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.46% magenta, 87.39% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 53.51°, with 77.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5739

Complementary

  1. #dec91c
  2. #1c31de

Split complementary

  1. #dec91c
  2. #1c92de
  3. #681cde

Analogous

  1. #de681c
  2. #dec91c
  3. #92de1c

Triadic

  1. #dec91c
  2. #1cdec9
  3. #c91cde

Tetradic

  1. #dec91c
  2. #31de1c
  3. #1c31de
  4. #c91cde

Square

  1. #dec91c
  2. #1cde68
  3. #1c31de
  4. #de1c92

Monochromatic

  1. #564e0b
  2. #9a8c13
  3. #dec91c
  4. #eadb5c
  5. #f3eaa0

Shades

#dec91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec91c
  2. #c8b519
  3. #b2a116
  4. #9b8d14
  5. #857911
  6. #6f650e
  7. #59500b
  8. #433c08
  9. #2c2806
  10. #161403
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec91c
  2. #e1ce33
  3. #e5d449
  4. #e8d960
  5. #ebdf77
  6. #efe48e
  7. #f2e9a4
  8. #f5efbb
  9. #f8f4d2
  10. #fcfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec91c
  2. #d5c226
  3. #cbba30
  4. #c2b33a
  5. #b8ac44
  6. #afa54e
  7. #a69d58
  8. #9c9662
  9. #938f6c
  10. #898776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.48:1 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 #e3cb2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0baac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ca28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dec91c {
  color: #dec91c;
}
Background
.bg-dec91c {
  background-color: #dec91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec91c {
  border: 2px solid #dec91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 201 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec91c, #92de1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 201 28 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.91 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.58 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.25 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.25 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.29 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.39 #2136e3 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec91c  rgb(222, 201, 28)  hsl(54, 78%, 49%)  Citrine
#1c31de  rgb(28, 49, 222)  hsl(234, 78%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#1cdec9  rgb(28, 222, 201)  hsl(174, 78%, 49%)  Turquoise
#c91cde  rgb(201, 28, 222)  hsl(294, 78%, 49%)  Electric Purple