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#DECD09

#decd09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#decd09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 80.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.66% magenta, 95.95% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.21°, with 92.21% saturation and 45.29% 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 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.12.

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Relative luminance0.5921

Complementary

  1. #decd09
  2. #091ade

Split complementary

  1. #decd09
  2. #0984de
  3. #6209de

Analogous

  1. #de6209
  2. #decd09
  3. #84de09

Triadic

  1. #decd09
  2. #09decd
  3. #cd09de

Tetradic

  1. #decd09
  2. #1ade09
  3. #091ade
  4. #cd09de

Square

  1. #decd09
  2. #09de62
  3. #091ade
  4. #de0984

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4503
  2. #948906
  3. #decd09
  4. #f7e83c
  5. #faf186

Shades

#decd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decd09
  2. #c8b908
  3. #b2a407
  4. #9b9006
  5. #857b05
  6. #6f6705
  7. #595204
  8. #433e03
  9. #2c2902
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#decd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decd09
  2. #e1d222
  3. #e5d73a
  4. #e8dc53
  5. #ebe16b
  6. #efe684
  7. #f2eb9d
  8. #f5f0b5
  9. #f8f5ce
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decd09
  2. #d5c515
  3. #cbbe21
  4. #c2b62d
  5. #b8ae39
  6. #afa745
  7. #a69f50
  8. #9c975c
  9. #938f68
  10. #898874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0bdaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3cd1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decd09 {
  color: #decd09;
}
Background
.bg-decd09 {
  background-color: #decd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decd09 {
  border: 2px solid #decd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decd09, #84de09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.12 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.60 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.90 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.95 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.00 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.26 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.42 #2132f6 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#decd09  rgb(222, 205, 9)  hsl(55, 92%, 45%)  Citrine
#091ade  rgb(9, 26, 222)  hsl(235, 92%, 45%)  Blue
#09decd  rgb(9, 222, 205)  hsl(175, 92%, 45%)  Turquoise
#cd09de  rgb(205, 9, 222)  hsl(295, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple