Close to Citrine
#DEC509
#DEC509 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Citrine. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 77.3% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 92% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DEC509.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.74:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.10:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.74:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.10:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEC509 as they’d see it.
#DEC509 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DEC509
What color is #DEC509?
#DEC509 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Citrine. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 77.3% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 92% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEC509 in RGB?
#DEC509 is rgb(222, 197, 9): 222 red, 197 green, and 9 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEC509 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 11, 96, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEC509?
PANTONE 115 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DEC509?
Its complement #CFBAFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.