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#DCDD36

#dcdd36 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcdd36 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 86.67% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.57% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 60.36°, with 71.06% saturation and 53.92% 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 14.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6719

Complementary

  1. #dcdd36
  2. #3736dd

Split complementary

  1. #dcdd36
  2. #3688dd
  3. #8a36dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8a36
  2. #dcdd36
  3. #88dd36

Triadic

  1. #dcdd36
  2. #36dcdd
  3. #dd36dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdd36
  2. #36dd37
  3. #3736dd
  4. #dd36dc

Square

  1. #dcdd36
  2. #36dd8a
  3. #3736dd
  4. #dd3688

Monochromatic

  1. #686812
  2. #a9aa1d
  3. #dcdd36
  4. #e7e877
  5. #f3f3b9

Shades

#dcdd36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdd36
  2. #c6c731
  3. #b0b12b
  4. #9a9b26
  5. #848520
  6. #6e6f1b
  7. #585816
  8. #424210
  9. #2c2c0b
  10. #161605
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdd36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdd36
  2. #e0e04a
  3. #e3e45e
  4. #e7e772
  5. #eaeb86
  6. #eeee9b
  7. #f1f1af
  8. #f5f5c3
  9. #f8f8d7
  10. #fcfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdd36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdd36
  2. #d3d43d
  3. #caca45
  4. #c0c14c
  5. #b7b854
  6. #aeaf5b
  7. #a5a562
  8. #9c9c6a
  9. #929371
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d9ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd304 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d844 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d721 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9da3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d59a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdd36 {
  color: #dcdd36;
}
Background
.bg-dcdd36 {
  background-color: #dcdd36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdd36 {
  border: 2px solid #dcdd36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdd36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 221 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdd36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdd36, #88dd36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdd36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 221 54 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.35 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.15 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.22 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.72 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.10 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.37 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.57 #2322c9 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pear
#dcdd36  rgb(220, 221, 54)  hsl(60, 71%, 54%)  Pear
#3736dd  rgb(55, 54, 221)  hsl(240, 71%, 54%)  Han Purple
#36dcdd  rgb(54, 220, 221)  hsl(180, 71%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#dd36dc  rgb(221, 54, 220)  hsl(300, 71%, 54%)  Medium Orchid