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#DDE46E

#dde46e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dde46e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 89.41% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.75% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 63.56°, with 68.6% saturation and 66.27% 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 15.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.7198

Complementary

  1. #dde46e
  2. #756ee4

Split complementary

  1. #dde46e
  2. #6ea2e4
  3. #b06ee4

Analogous

  1. #e4b06e
  2. #dde46e
  3. #a2e46e

Triadic

  1. #dde46e
  2. #6edde4
  3. #e46edd

Tetradic

  1. #dde46e
  2. #6ee475
  3. #756ee4
  4. #e46edd

Square

  1. #dde46e
  2. #6ee4b0
  3. #756ee4
  4. #e46ea2

Monochromatic

  1. #949c1d
  2. #ced82d
  3. #dde46e
  4. #ecf0ae
  5. #fbfcee

Shades

#dde46e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dde46e
  2. #c7cd63
  3. #b1b658
  4. #9ba04d
  5. #858942
  6. #6f7237
  7. #585b2c
  8. #424421
  9. #2c2e16
  10. #16170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dde46e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dde46e
  2. #e0e77d
  3. #e4e98b
  4. #e7ec9a
  5. #ebefa8
  6. #eef2b7
  7. #f1f4c5
  8. #f5f7d4
  9. #f8fae2
  10. #fcfcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dde46e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dde46e
  2. #d4da70
  3. #cad072
  4. #c1c673
  5. #b8bc75
  6. #afb277
  7. #a5a879
  8. #9c9e7b
  9. #93947c
  10. #898a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dde0bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3db63 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3de74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ead8c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eadf67 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebe172 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5ddac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dde46e {
  color: #dde46e;
}
Background
.bg-dde46e {
  background-color: #dde46e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dde46e {
  border: 2px solid #dde46e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dde46e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 228 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 69% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dde46e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dde46e, #a2e46e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dde46e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 228 110 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.50 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.63 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.66 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.25 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.65 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.21 #221b91 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Straw
#dde46e  rgb(221, 228, 110)  hsl(64, 69%, 66%)  Straw
#756ee4  rgb(117, 110, 228)  hsl(244, 69%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6edde4  rgb(110, 221, 228)  hsl(184, 69%, 66%)  Electric Blue
#e46edd  rgb(228, 110, 221)  hsl(304, 69%, 66%)  Orchid