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#DECB0F

#decb0f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#decb0f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 79.61% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.56% magenta, 93.24% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 54.49°, with 87.34% saturation and 46.47% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.32.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5828

Complementary

  1. #decb0f
  2. #0f22de

Split complementary

  1. #decb0f
  2. #0f8ade
  3. #630fde

Analogous

  1. #de630f
  2. #decb0f
  3. #8ade0f

Triadic

  1. #decb0f
  2. #0fdecb
  3. #cb0fde

Tetradic

  1. #decb0f
  2. #22de0f
  3. #0f22de
  4. #cb0fde

Square

  1. #decb0f
  2. #0fde63
  3. #0f22de
  4. #de0f8a

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4805
  2. #96890a
  3. #decb0f
  4. #f3e347
  5. #f7ee8f

Shades

#decb0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decb0f
  2. #c8b70e
  3. #b2a20c
  4. #9b8e0b
  5. #857a09
  6. #6f6608
  7. #595106
  8. #433d05
  9. #2c2903
  10. #161402
  11. #000000

Tints

#decb0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decb0f
  2. #e1d027
  3. #e5d53f
  4. #e8db57
  5. #ebe06f
  6. #efe587
  7. #f2ea9f
  8. #f5efb7
  9. #f8f5cf
  10. #fcfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decb0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decb0f
  2. #d5c41a
  3. #cbbc26
  4. #c2b531
  5. #b8ad3c
  6. #afa648
  7. #a69e53
  8. #9c975e
  9. #938f69
  10. #898875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2caa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cc28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0bbad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cc21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c28a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decb0f {
  color: #decb0f;
}
Background
.bg-decb0f {
  background-color: #decb0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decb0f {
  border: 2px solid #decb0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decb0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 203 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 87% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decb0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decb0f, #8ade0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decb0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 203 15 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.32 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.07 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.80 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.07 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.11 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.27 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.48 #2134f0 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#decb0f  rgb(222, 203, 15)  hsl(54, 87%, 46%)  Citrine
#0f22de  rgb(15, 34, 222)  hsl(234, 87%, 46%)  Blue
#0fdecb  rgb(15, 222, 203)  hsl(174, 87%, 46%)  Turquoise
#cb0fde  rgb(203, 15, 222)  hsl(294, 87%, 46%)  Electric Purple