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#DDEC18

#ddec18 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddec18 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 92.55% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.83% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 64.25°, with 84.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7543

Complementary

  1. #ddec18
  2. #2718ec

Split complementary

  1. #ddec18
  2. #1873ec
  3. #9118ec

Analogous

  1. #ec9118
  2. #ddec18
  3. #73ec18

Triadic

  1. #ddec18
  2. #18ddec
  3. #ec18dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddec18
  2. #18ec27
  3. #2718ec
  4. #ec18dd

Square

  1. #ddec18
  2. #18ec91
  3. #2718ec
  4. #ec1873

Monochromatic

  1. #5c6308
  2. #9faa0e
  3. #ddec18
  4. #e7f25f
  5. #f2f8a5

Shades

#ddec18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddec18
  2. #c7d416
  3. #b1bd13
  4. #9ba511
  5. #858e0e
  6. #6f760c
  7. #585e0a
  8. #424707
  9. #2c2f05
  10. #161802
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddec18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddec18
  2. #e0ee2f
  3. #e4f046
  4. #e7f25d
  5. #ebf474
  6. #eef68c
  7. #f1f7a3
  8. #f5f9ba
  9. #f8fbd1
  10. #fcfde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddec18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddec18
  2. #d4e122
  3. #cad62d
  4. #c1cc37
  5. #b8c142
  6. #afb64c
  7. #a5ab56
  8. #9ca061
  9. #93966b
  10. #898b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0e6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde336 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecddc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1e72c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6e3a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddec18 {
  color: #ddec18;
}
Background
.bg-ddec18 {
  background-color: #ddec18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddec18 {
  border: 2px solid #ddec18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddec18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 236 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddec18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddec18, #73ec18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddec18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 236 24 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.99 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.20 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.45 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.92 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.44 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.74 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 5.80 #2213e7 Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Pear
#ddec18  rgb(221, 236, 24)  hsl(64, 85%, 51%)  Pear
#2718ec  rgb(39, 24, 236)  hsl(244, 85%, 51%)  Blue
#18ddec  rgb(24, 221, 236)  hsl(184, 85%, 51%)  Dark Turquoise
#ec18dd  rgb(236, 24, 221)  hsl(304, 85%, 51%)  Fuchsia