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#DECA26

#deca26 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#deca26 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 79.22% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 82.88% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 53.48°, with 73.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 12.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.5791

Complementary

  1. #deca26
  2. #263ade

Split complementary

  1. #deca26
  2. #2696de
  3. #6e26de

Analogous

  1. #de6e26
  2. #deca26
  3. #96de26

Triadic

  1. #deca26
  2. #26deca
  3. #ca26de

Tetradic

  1. #deca26
  2. #3ade26
  3. #263ade
  4. #ca26de

Square

  1. #deca26
  2. #26de6e
  3. #263ade
  4. #de2696

Monochromatic

  1. #5d540e
  2. #9f9118
  3. #deca26
  4. #e8da68
  5. #f2eaab

Shades

#deca26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deca26
  2. #c8b622
  3. #b2a21e
  4. #9b8d1b
  5. #857917
  6. #6f6513
  7. #59510f
  8. #433d0b
  9. #2c2808
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#deca26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deca26
  2. #e1cf3c
  3. #e5d551
  4. #e8da67
  5. #ebdf7d
  6. #efe593
  7. #f2eaa8
  8. #f5efbe
  9. #f8f4d4
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deca26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deca26
  2. #d5c32f
  3. #cbbb38
  4. #c2b441
  5. #b8ac4a
  6. #afa553
  7. #a69e5c
  8. #9c9665
  9. #938f6e
  10. #898777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c9a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0bbad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec604 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cb30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c18b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deca26 {
  color: #deca26;
}
Background
.bg-deca26 {
  background-color: #deca26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deca26 {
  border: 2px solid #deca26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deca26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 202 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deca26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deca26, #96de26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deca26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 202 38 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.99 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.37 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.63 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.28 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.31 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.43 #2135d9 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#deca26  rgb(222, 202, 38)  hsl(53, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#263ade  rgb(38, 58, 222)  hsl(233, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#26deca  rgb(38, 222, 202)  hsl(173, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#ca26de  rgb(202, 38, 222)  hsl(293, 74%, 51%)  Electric Purple