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#DECF00

#decf00 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#decf00 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 81.18% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.76% magenta, 100% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.95°, with 100% saturation and 43.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.27.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6016

Complementary

  1. #decf00
  2. #000fde

Split complementary

  1. #decf00
  2. #007ede
  3. #6000de

Analogous

  1. #de6000
  2. #decf00
  3. #7ede00

Triadic

  1. #decf00
  2. #00decf
  3. #cf00de

Tetradic

  1. #decf00
  2. #0fde00
  3. #000fde
  4. #cf00de

Square

  1. #decf00
  2. #00de60
  3. #000fde
  4. #de007e

Monochromatic

  1. #454000
  2. #928800
  3. #decf00
  4. #fff12c
  5. #fff678

Shades

#decf00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decf00
  2. #c8ba00
  3. #b2a600
  4. #9b9100
  5. #857c00
  6. #6f6800
  7. #595300
  8. #433e00
  9. #2c2900
  10. #161500
  11. #000000

Tints

#decf00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decf00
  2. #e1d41a
  3. #e5d933
  4. #e8dd4d
  5. #ebe266
  6. #efe780
  7. #f2ec99
  8. #f5f1b3
  9. #f8f5cc
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decf00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decf00
  2. #d5c70d
  3. #cbbf1a
  4. #c2b726
  5. #b8af33
  6. #afa840
  7. #a6a04d
  8. #9c985a
  9. #939066
  10. #898873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cda2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8cf25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0bfb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4cf1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c68c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decf00 {
  color: #decf00;
}
Background
.bg-decf00 {
  background-color: #decf00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decf00 {
  border: 2px solid #decf00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decf00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 207 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decf00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decf00, #7ede00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decf00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 207 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.27 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.20 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.33 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.91 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.94 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.63 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.75 #2130ff Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#decf00  rgb(222, 207, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 44%)  Citrine
#000fde  rgb(0, 15, 222)  hsl(236, 100%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#00decf  rgb(0, 222, 207)  hsl(176, 100%, 44%)  Turquoise
#cf00de  rgb(207, 0, 222)  hsl(296, 100%, 44%)  Electric Purple