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#DECF23

#decf23 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decf23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 81.18% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.76% magenta, 84.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.19°, with 73.91% saturation and 50.39% 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 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.64.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6028

Complementary

  1. #decf23
  2. #2332de

Split complementary

  1. #decf23
  2. #238fde
  3. #7223de

Analogous

  1. #de7223
  2. #decf23
  3. #8fde23

Triadic

  1. #decf23
  2. #23decf
  3. #cf23de

Tetradic

  1. #decf23
  2. #32de23
  3. #2332de
  4. #cf23de

Square

  1. #decf23
  2. #23de72
  3. #2332de
  4. #de238f

Monochromatic

  1. #5a540e
  2. #9d9218
  3. #decf23
  4. #e8de66
  5. #f2eca8

Shades

#decf23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decf23
  2. #c8ba20
  3. #b2a61c
  4. #9b9119
  5. #857c15
  6. #6f6812
  7. #59530e
  8. #433e0b
  9. #2c2907
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#decf23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decf23
  2. #e1d439
  3. #e5d94f
  4. #e8dd65
  5. #ebe27b
  6. #efe791
  7. #f2eca7
  8. #f5f1bd
  9. #f8f5d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decf23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decf23
  2. #d5c72c
  3. #cbbf36
  4. #c2b73f
  5. #b8af48
  6. #afa852
  7. #a6a05b
  8. #9c9864
  9. #93906d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cda3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4cf2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c68e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decf23 {
  color: #decf23;
}
Background
.bg-decf23 {
  background-color: #decf23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decf23 {
  border: 2px solid #decf23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decf23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 207 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decf23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decf23, #8fde23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decf23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 207 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.64 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.17 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.60 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.90 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.23 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.70 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.75 #2130dc Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#decf23  rgb(222, 207, 35)  hsl(55, 74%, 50%)  Citrine
#2332de  rgb(35, 50, 222)  hsl(235, 74%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#23decf  rgb(35, 222, 207)  hsl(175, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise
#cf23de  rgb(207, 35, 222)  hsl(295, 74%, 50%)  Medium Orchid