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#DECD3B

#decd3b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decd3b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.66% magenta, 73.42% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 53.74°, with 71.18% saturation and 55.1% 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 12.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5951

Complementary

  1. #decd3b
  2. #3b4cde

Split complementary

  1. #decd3b
  2. #3b9ede
  3. #7b3bde

Analogous

  1. #de7b3b
  2. #decd3b
  3. #9ede3b

Triadic

  1. #decd3b
  2. #3bdecd
  3. #cd3bde

Tetradic

  1. #decd3b
  2. #4cde3b
  3. #3b4cde
  4. #cd3bde

Square

  1. #decd3b
  2. #3bde7b
  3. #3b4cde
  4. #de3b9e

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6412
  2. #afa01d
  3. #decd3b
  4. #e9de7c
  5. #f4eebe

Shades

#decd3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decd3b
  2. #c8b935
  3. #b2a42f
  4. #9b9029
  5. #857b23
  6. #6f671e
  7. #595218
  8. #433e12
  9. #2c290c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#decd3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decd3b
  2. #e1d24f
  3. #e5d762
  4. #e8dc76
  5. #ebe189
  6. #efe69d
  7. #f2ebb1
  8. #f5f0c4
  9. #f8f5d8
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decd3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decd3b
  2. #d5c542
  3. #cbbe49
  4. #c2b650
  5. #b8ae57
  6. #afa75e
  7. #a69f64
  8. #9c976b
  9. #938f72
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c71f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbeb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc92d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ce41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decd3b {
  color: #decd3b;
}
Background
.bg-decd3b {
  background-color: #decd3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decd3b {
  border: 2px solid #decd3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decd3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 205 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decd3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decd3b, #9ede3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decd3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 205 59 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.51 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.80 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.27 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.56 #2132c4 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#decd3b  rgb(222, 205, 59)  hsl(54, 71%, 55%)  Citrine
#3b4cde  rgb(59, 76, 222)  hsl(234, 71%, 55%)  Iris
#3bdecd  rgb(59, 222, 205)  hsl(174, 71%, 55%)  Turquoise
#cd3bde  rgb(205, 59, 222)  hsl(294, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid