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#DECD46

#decd46 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decd46 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.66% magenta, 68.47% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 53.29°, with 69.72% saturation and 57.25% 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5963

Complementary

  1. #decd46
  2. #4657de

Split complementary

  1. #decd46
  2. #46a3de
  3. #8146de

Analogous

  1. #de8146
  2. #decd46
  3. #a3de46

Triadic

  1. #decd46
  2. #46decd
  3. #cd46de

Tetradic

  1. #decd46
  2. #57de46
  3. #4657de
  4. #cd46de

Square

  1. #decd46
  2. #46de81
  3. #4657de
  4. #de46a3

Monochromatic

  1. #766b15
  2. #b7a621
  3. #decd46
  4. #eadf87
  5. #f5f0c8

Shades

#decd46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decd46
  2. #c8b93f
  3. #b2a438
  4. #9b9031
  5. #857b2a
  6. #6f6723
  7. #59521c
  8. #433e15
  9. #2c290e
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#decd46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decd46
  2. #e1d259
  3. #e5d76b
  4. #e8dc7e
  5. #ebe190
  6. #efe6a3
  7. #f2ebb5
  8. #f5f0c8
  9. #f8f5da
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decd46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decd46
  2. #d5c54c
  3. #cbbe52
  4. #c2b657
  5. #b8ae5d
  6. #afa763
  7. #a69f69
  8. #9c976f
  9. #938f74
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc732 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbfb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc93b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ce4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c593 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decd46 {
  color: #decd46;
}
Background
.bg-decd46 {
  background-color: #decd46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decd46 {
  border: 2px solid #decd46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decd46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 205 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 70% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decd46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decd46, #a3de46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decd46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 205 70 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.79 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.72 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.50 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.33 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.36 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.62 #2132b9 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#decd46  rgb(222, 205, 70)  hsl(53, 70%, 57%)  Citrine
#4657de  rgb(70, 87, 222)  hsl(233, 70%, 57%)  Iris
#46decd  rgb(70, 222, 205)  hsl(173, 70%, 57%)  Turquoise
#cd46de  rgb(205, 70, 222)  hsl(293, 70%, 57%)  Medium Orchid