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#DECD35

#decd35 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decd35 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.66% magenta, 76.13% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 53.96°, with 71.91% saturation and 53.92% 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.46.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5945

Complementary

  1. #decd35
  2. #3546de

Split complementary

  1. #decd35
  2. #359bde
  3. #7835de

Analogous

  1. #de7835
  2. #decd35
  3. #9bde35

Triadic

  1. #decd35
  2. #35decd
  3. #cd35de

Tetradic

  1. #decd35
  2. #46de35
  3. #3546de
  4. #cd35de

Square

  1. #decd35
  2. #35de78
  3. #3546de
  4. #de359b

Monochromatic

  1. #696011
  2. #ab9c1c
  3. #decd35
  4. #e9dd77
  5. #f3eeb9

Shades

#decd35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decd35
  2. #c8b930
  3. #b2a42a
  4. #9b9025
  5. #857b20
  6. #6f671b
  7. #595215
  8. #433e10
  9. #2c290b
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#decd35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decd35
  2. #e1d249
  3. #e5d75d
  4. #e8dc72
  5. #ebe186
  6. #efe69a
  7. #f2ebae
  8. #f5f0c2
  9. #f8f5d7
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decd35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decd35
  2. #d5c53d
  3. #cbbe44
  4. #c2b64c
  5. #b8ae53
  6. #afa75b
  7. #a69f62
  8. #9c976a
  9. #938f71
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c610 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc924 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ce3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c48f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decd35 {
  color: #decd35;
}
Background
.bg-decd35 {
  background-color: #decd35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decd35 {
  border: 2px solid #decd35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decd35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 205 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decd35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decd35, #9bde35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decd35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 205 53 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.46 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.86 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.90 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.99 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.14 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.46 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.60 #2132ca Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#decd35  rgb(222, 205, 53)  hsl(54, 72%, 54%)  Citrine
#3546de  rgb(53, 70, 222)  hsl(234, 72%, 54%)  Iris
#35decd  rgb(53, 222, 205)  hsl(174, 72%, 54%)  Turquoise
#cd35de  rgb(205, 53, 222)  hsl(294, 72%, 54%)  Medium Orchid