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#DECD43

#decd43 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decd43 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 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.66% magenta, 69.82% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 53.42°, with 70.14% saturation and 56.67% 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 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.596

Complementary

  1. #decd43
  2. #4354de

Split complementary

  1. #decd43
  2. #43a2de
  3. #8043de

Analogous

  1. #de8043
  2. #decd43
  3. #a2de43

Triadic

  1. #decd43
  2. #43decd
  3. #cd43de

Tetradic

  1. #decd43
  2. #54de43
  3. #4354de
  4. #cd43de

Square

  1. #decd43
  2. #43de80
  3. #4354de
  4. #de43a2

Monochromatic

  1. #746914
  2. #b5a420
  3. #decd43
  4. #e9de84
  5. #f5f0c5

Shades

#decd43 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decd43
  2. #c8b93c
  3. #b2a436
  4. #9b902f
  5. #857b28
  6. #6f6722
  7. #59521b
  8. #433e14
  9. #2c290d
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#decd43 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decd43
  2. #e1d256
  3. #e5d769
  4. #e8dc7b
  5. #ebe18e
  6. #efe6a1
  7. #f2ebb4
  8. #f5f0c7
  9. #f8f5d9
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decd43 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decd43
  2. #d5c549
  3. #cbbe4f
  4. #c2b655
  5. #b8ae5b
  6. #afa762
  7. #a69f68
  8. #9c976e
  9. #938f74
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c72e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbfb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc937 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ce48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c592 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decd43 {
  color: #decd43;
}
Background
.bg-decd43 {
  background-color: #decd43;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decd43 {
  border: 2px solid #decd43;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decd43;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 205 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 70% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decd43 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decd43, #a2de43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decd43 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 205 67 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.52 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.94 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.35 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.38 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.39 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.51 #2132bc Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#decd43  rgb(222, 205, 67)  hsl(53, 70%, 57%)  Citrine
#4354de  rgb(67, 84, 222)  hsl(233, 70%, 57%)  Iris
#43decd  rgb(67, 222, 205)  hsl(173, 70%, 57%)  Turquoise
#cd43de  rgb(205, 67, 222)  hsl(293, 70%, 57%)  Medium Orchid