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#DECD3E

#decd3e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decd3e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.66% magenta, 72.07% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 53.63°, with 70.8% saturation and 55.69% 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.11.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5954

Complementary

  1. #decd3e
  2. #3e4fde

Split complementary

  1. #decd3e
  2. #3e9fde
  3. #7d3ede

Analogous

  1. #de7d3e
  2. #decd3e
  3. #9fde3e

Triadic

  1. #decd3e
  2. #3edecd
  3. #cd3ede

Tetradic

  1. #decd3e
  2. #4fde3e
  3. #3e4fde
  4. #cd3ede

Square

  1. #decd3e
  2. #3ede7d
  3. #3e4fde
  4. #de3e9f

Monochromatic

  1. #706613
  2. #b1a21e
  3. #decd3e
  4. #e9de7f
  5. #f4efc1

Shades

#decd3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decd3e
  2. #c8b938
  3. #b2a432
  4. #9b902b
  5. #857b25
  6. #6f671f
  7. #595219
  8. #433e13
  9. #2c290c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#decd3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decd3e
  2. #e1d251
  3. #e5d765
  4. #e8dc78
  5. #ebe18b
  6. #efe69f
  7. #f2ebb2
  8. #f5f0c5
  9. #f8f5d8
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decd3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decd3e
  2. #d5c545
  3. #cbbe4b
  4. #c2b652
  5. #b8ae58
  6. #afa75f
  7. #a69f66
  8. #9c976c
  9. #938f73
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c725 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc931 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ce44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c491 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decd3e {
  color: #decd3e;
}
Background
.bg-decd3e {
  background-color: #decd3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decd3e {
  border: 2px solid #decd3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decd3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 205 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 71% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decd3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decd3e, #9fde3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decd3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 205 62 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.11 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.14 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.30 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.71 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.35 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.46 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.49 #2132c1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#decd3e  rgb(222, 205, 62)  hsl(54, 71%, 56%)  Citrine
#3e4fde  rgb(62, 79, 222)  hsl(234, 71%, 56%)  Iris
#3edecd  rgb(62, 222, 205)  hsl(174, 71%, 56%)  Turquoise
#cd3ede  rgb(205, 62, 222)  hsl(294, 71%, 56%)  Medium Orchid