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#DECD40

#decd40 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decd40 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.66% magenta, 71.17% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 53.54°, with 70.54% saturation and 56.08% 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 3.27.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5956

Complementary

  1. #decd40
  2. #4051de

Split complementary

  1. #decd40
  2. #40a0de
  3. #7e40de

Analogous

  1. #de7e40
  2. #decd40
  3. #a0de40

Triadic

  1. #decd40
  2. #40decd
  3. #cd40de

Tetradic

  1. #decd40
  2. #51de40
  3. #4051de
  4. #cd40de

Square

  1. #decd40
  2. #40de7e
  3. #4051de
  4. #de40a0

Monochromatic

  1. #716714
  2. #b3a31f
  3. #decd40
  4. #e9de81
  5. #f5efc2

Shades

#decd40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decd40
  2. #c8b93a
  3. #b2a433
  4. #9b902d
  5. #857b26
  6. #6f6720
  7. #59521a
  8. #433e13
  9. #2c290d
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#decd40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decd40
  2. #e1d253
  3. #e5d766
  4. #e8dc79
  5. #ebe18c
  6. #efe6a0
  7. #f2ebb3
  8. #f5f0c6
  9. #f8f5d9
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decd40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decd40
  2. #d5c546
  3. #cbbe4d
  4. #c2b653
  5. #b8ae5a
  6. #afa760
  7. #a69f66
  8. #9c976d
  9. #938f73
  10. #89887a
  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 #e0c729 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc933 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ce46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decd40 {
  color: #decd40;
}
Background
.bg-decd40 {
  background-color: #decd40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decd40 {
  border: 2px solid #decd40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decd40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 205 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 71% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decd40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decd40, #a0de40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decd40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 205 64 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.27 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.16 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.22 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.66 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.41 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.43 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.44 #2132bf Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#decd40  rgb(222, 205, 64)  hsl(54, 71%, 56%)  Citrine
#4051de  rgb(64, 81, 222)  hsl(234, 71%, 56%)  Iris
#40decd  rgb(64, 222, 205)  hsl(174, 71%, 56%)  Turquoise
#cd40de  rgb(205, 64, 222)  hsl(294, 71%, 56%)  Medium Orchid