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#DECD36

#decd36 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decd36 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.66% magenta, 75.68% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 53.93°, with 71.79% saturation and 54.12% 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 2.53.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5946

Complementary

  1. #decd36
  2. #3647de

Split complementary

  1. #decd36
  2. #369bde
  3. #7936de

Analogous

  1. #de7936
  2. #decd36
  3. #9bde36

Triadic

  1. #decd36
  2. #36decd
  3. #cd36de

Tetradic

  1. #decd36
  2. #47de36
  3. #3647de
  4. #cd36de

Square

  1. #decd36
  2. #36de79
  3. #3647de
  4. #de369b

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6111
  2. #ab9d1c
  3. #decd36
  4. #e9dd78
  5. #f4eeb9

Shades

#decd36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decd36
  2. #c8b931
  3. #b2a42b
  4. #9b9026
  5. #857b20
  6. #6f671b
  7. #595216
  8. #433e10
  9. #2c290b
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#decd36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decd36
  2. #e1d24a
  3. #e5d75e
  4. #e8dc72
  5. #ebe186
  6. #efe69b
  7. #f2ebaf
  8. #f5f0c3
  9. #f8f5d7
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decd36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decd36
  2. #d5c53d
  3. #cbbe45
  4. #c2b64c
  5. #b8ae54
  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 #e0c613 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc925 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ce3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decd36 {
  color: #decd36;
}
Background
.bg-decd36 {
  background-color: #decd36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decd36 {
  border: 2px solid #decd36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decd36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 205 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decd36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decd36, #9bde36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decd36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 205 54 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.53 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.84 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.96 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.16 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.47 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.61 #2132c9 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#decd36  rgb(222, 205, 54)  hsl(54, 72%, 54%)  Citrine
#3647de  rgb(54, 71, 222)  hsl(234, 72%, 54%)  Iris
#36decd  rgb(54, 222, 205)  hsl(174, 72%, 54%)  Turquoise
#cd36de  rgb(205, 54, 222)  hsl(294, 72%, 54%)  Medium Orchid