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#DECE2F

#dece2f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dece2f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 80.78% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.21% magenta, 78.83% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 54.51°, with 72.61% saturation and 52.75% 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 12.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5988

Complementary

  1. #dece2f
  2. #2f3fde

Split complementary

  1. #dece2f
  2. #2f97de
  3. #772fde

Analogous

  1. #de772f
  2. #dece2f
  3. #97de2f

Triadic

  1. #dece2f
  2. #2fdece
  3. #ce2fde

Tetradic

  1. #dece2f
  2. #3fde2f
  3. #2f3fde
  4. #ce2fde

Square

  1. #dece2f
  2. #2fde77
  3. #2f3fde
  4. #de2f97

Monochromatic

  1. #645c10
  2. #a6991a
  3. #dece2f
  4. #e8de71
  5. #f3edb3

Shades

#dece2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dece2f
  2. #c8b92a
  3. #b2a526
  4. #9b9021
  5. #857c1c
  6. #6f6718
  7. #595213
  8. #433e0e
  9. #2c2909
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#dece2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dece2f
  2. #e1d344
  3. #e5d859
  4. #e8dd6d
  5. #ebe282
  6. #efe797
  7. #f2ebac
  8. #f5f0c1
  9. #f8f5d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dece2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dece2f
  2. #d5c637
  3. #cbbe3f
  4. #c2b747
  5. #b8af4f
  6. #afa758
  7. #a69f60
  8. #9c9768
  9. #939070
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ca19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ce37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c58f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dece2f {
  color: #dece2f;
}
Background
.bg-dece2f {
  background-color: #dece2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dece2f {
  border: 2px solid #dece2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dece2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 206 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dece2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dece2f, #97de2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dece2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 206 47 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.09 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.51 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.01 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.14 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.18 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.26 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.50 #2131d0 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Citrine
#dece2f  rgb(222, 206, 47)  hsl(55, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#2f3fde  rgb(47, 63, 222)  hsl(235, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2fdece  rgb(47, 222, 206)  hsl(175, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#ce2fde  rgb(206, 47, 222)  hsl(295, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid