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#DEC93E

#dec93e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec93e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 78.82% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.46% magenta, 72.07% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 52.12°, with 70.8% saturation and 55.69% 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 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5765

Complementary

  1. #dec93e
  2. #3e53de

Split complementary

  1. #dec93e
  2. #3ea3de
  3. #793ede

Analogous

  1. #de793e
  2. #dec93e
  3. #a3de3e

Triadic

  1. #dec93e
  2. #3edec9
  3. #c93ede

Tetradic

  1. #dec93e
  2. #53de3e
  3. #3e53de
  4. #c93ede

Square

  1. #dec93e
  2. #3ede79
  3. #3e53de
  4. #de3ea3

Monochromatic

  1. #706413
  2. #b19e1e
  3. #dec93e
  4. #e9db7f
  5. #f4eec1

Shades

#dec93e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec93e
  2. #c8b538
  3. #b2a132
  4. #9b8d2b
  5. #857925
  6. #6f651f
  7. #595019
  8. #433c13
  9. #2c280c
  10. #161406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec93e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec93e
  2. #e1ce51
  3. #e5d465
  4. #e8d978
  5. #ebdf8b
  6. #efe49f
  7. #f2e9b2
  8. #f5efc5
  9. #f8f4d8
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec93e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec93e
  2. #d5c245
  3. #cbba4b
  4. #c2b352
  5. #b8ac58
  6. #afa55f
  7. #a69d66
  8. #9c966c
  9. #938f73
  10. #898779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c8a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc326 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbaae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc631 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ca44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c08e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec93e {
  color: #dec93e;
}
Background
.bg-dec93e {
  background-color: #dec93e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec93e {
  border: 2px solid #dec93e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec93e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 201 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 71% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec93e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec93e, #a3de3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec93e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 201 62 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.57 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.32 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.56 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.86 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.89 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.15 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.24 #2136c1 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#dec93e  rgb(222, 201, 62)  hsl(52, 71%, 56%)  Citrine
#3e53de  rgb(62, 83, 222)  hsl(232, 71%, 56%)  Iris
#3edec9  rgb(62, 222, 201)  hsl(172, 71%, 56%)  Turquoise
#c93ede  rgb(201, 62, 222)  hsl(292, 71%, 56%)  Medium Orchid