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#D9D949

#d9d949 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d9d949 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 85.1% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.36% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 65.45% saturation and 56.86% 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 13.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6486

Complementary

  1. #d9d949
  2. #4949d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9d949
  2. #4991d9
  3. #9149d9

Analogous

  1. #d99149
  2. #d9d949
  3. #91d949

Triadic

  1. #d9d949
  2. #49d9d9
  3. #d949d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9d949
  2. #49d949
  3. #4949d9
  4. #d949d9

Square

  1. #d9d949
  2. #49d991
  3. #4949d9
  4. #d94991

Monochromatic

  1. #717118
  2. #b1b125
  3. #d9d949
  4. #e6e688
  5. #f3f3c8

Shades

#d9d949 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9d949
  2. #c3c342
  3. #aeae3a
  4. #989833
  5. #82822c
  6. #6d6d25
  7. #57571d
  8. #414116
  9. #2b2b0f
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9d949 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9d949
  2. #dddd5b
  3. #e1e16d
  4. #e4e480
  5. #e8e892
  6. #ececa4
  7. #f0f0b6
  8. #f4f4c8
  9. #f7f7db
  10. #fbfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9d949 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9d949
  2. #d0d04f
  3. #c7c754
  4. #bebe5a
  5. #b5b55f
  6. #adad65
  7. #a4a46a
  8. #9b9b70
  9. #929275
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d5ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead034 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd553 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8ccbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d43d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d74f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2d19b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9d949 {
  color: #d9d949;
}
Background
.bg-d9d949 {
  background-color: #d9d949;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9d949 {
  border: 2px solid #d9d949;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9d949;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 217 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 65% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9d949 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9d949, #91d949);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9d949 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 217 73 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.10 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.83 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.20 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.92 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.15 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.87 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.00 #2626b6 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pear
#d9d949  rgb(217, 217, 73)  hsl(60, 65%, 57%)  Pear
#4949d9  rgb(73, 73, 217)  hsl(240, 65%, 57%)  Iris
#49d9d9  rgb(73, 217, 217)  hsl(180, 65%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#d949d9  rgb(217, 73, 217)  hsl(300, 65%, 57%)  Medium Orchid