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#DECD24

#decd24 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decd24 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 80.39% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.66% magenta, 83.78% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 54.52°, with 73.81% saturation and 50.59% 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 12.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.59.

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Relative luminance0.5932

Complementary

  1. #decd24
  2. #2435de

Split complementary

  1. #decd24
  2. #2492de
  3. #7024de

Analogous

  1. #de7024
  2. #decd24
  3. #92de24

Triadic

  1. #decd24
  2. #24decd
  3. #cd24de

Tetradic

  1. #decd24
  2. #35de24
  3. #2435de
  4. #cd24de

Square

  1. #decd24
  2. #24de70
  3. #2435de
  4. #de2492

Monochromatic

  1. #5b540e
  2. #9e9218
  3. #decd24
  4. #e8dc66
  5. #f2eba9

Shades

#decd24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decd24
  2. #c8b920
  3. #b2a41d
  4. #9b9019
  5. #857b16
  6. #6f6712
  7. #59520e
  8. #433e0b
  9. #2c2907
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#decd24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decd24
  2. #e1d23a
  3. #e5d750
  4. #e8dc66
  5. #ebe17c
  6. #efe692
  7. #f2eba7
  8. #f5f0bd
  9. #f8f5d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decd24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decd24
  2. #d5c52d
  3. #cbbe36
  4. #c2b640
  5. #b8ae49
  6. #afa752
  7. #a69f5b
  8. #9c9764
  9. #938f6e
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3cd2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c48d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decd24 {
  color: #decd24;
}
Background
.bg-decd24 {
  background-color: #decd24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decd24 {
  border: 2px solid #decd24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decd24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 205 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decd24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decd24, #92de24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decd24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 205 36 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.59 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.61 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.96 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.15 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.27 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.29 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.51 #2132db Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#decd24  rgb(222, 205, 36)  hsl(55, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#2435de  rgb(36, 53, 222)  hsl(235, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#24decd  rgb(36, 222, 205)  hsl(175, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cd24de  rgb(205, 36, 222)  hsl(295, 74%, 51%)  Electric Purple