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#DDDC45

#dddc45 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dddc45 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 86.27% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 68.78% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 59.61°, with 69.09% 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 14.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6699

Complementary

  1. #dddc45
  2. #4546dd

Split complementary

  1. #dddc45
  2. #4592dd
  3. #9045dd

Analogous

  1. #dd9045
  2. #dddc45
  3. #92dd45

Triadic

  1. #dddc45
  2. #45dddc
  3. #dc45dd

Tetradic

  1. #dddc45
  2. #46dd45
  3. #4546dd
  4. #dc45dd

Square

  1. #dddc45
  2. #45dd90
  3. #4546dd
  4. #dd4592

Monochromatic

  1. #747315
  2. #b4b421
  3. #dddc45
  4. #e9e886
  5. #f5f4c6

Shades

#dddc45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dddc45
  2. #c7c63e
  3. #b1b037
  4. #9b9a30
  5. #858429
  6. #6f6e23
  7. #58581c
  8. #424215
  9. #2c2c0e
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#dddc45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dddc45
  2. #e0e058
  3. #e4e36a
  4. #e7e77d
  5. #ebea8f
  6. #eeeea2
  7. #f1f1b5
  8. #f5f5c7
  9. #f8f8da
  10. #fcfcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dddc45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dddc45
  2. #d4d34b
  3. #caca51
  4. #c1c057
  5. #b8b75d
  6. #afae63
  7. #a5a568
  8. #9c9c6e
  9. #939274
  10. #89897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d8ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed32c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d850 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d738 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8da4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d49c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dddc45 {
  color: #dddc45;
}
Background
.bg-dddc45 {
  background-color: #dddc45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dddc45 {
  border: 2px solid #dddc45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dddc45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 220 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dddc45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dddc45, #92dd45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dddc45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 220 69 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.91 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.35 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.96 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.20 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.81 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.07 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.11 #2223ba Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pear
#dddc45  rgb(221, 220, 69)  hsl(60, 69%, 57%)  Pear
#4546dd  rgb(69, 70, 221)  hsl(240, 69%, 57%)  Iris
#45dddc  rgb(69, 221, 220)  hsl(180, 69%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc45dd  rgb(220, 69, 221)  hsl(300, 69%, 57%)  Medium Orchid