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#DEAB28

#deab28 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#deab28 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 67.06% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.97% magenta, 81.98% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 43.19°, with 73.39% saturation and 51.37% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.65.

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Relative luminance0.4481

Complementary

  1. #deab28
  2. #285bde

Split complementary

  1. #deab28
  2. #28b6de
  3. #5028de

Analogous

  1. #de5028
  2. #deab28
  3. #b6de28

Triadic

  1. #deab28
  2. #28deab
  3. #ab28de

Tetradic

  1. #deab28
  2. #5bde28
  3. #285bde
  4. #ab28de

Square

  1. #deab28
  2. #28de50
  3. #285bde
  4. #de28b6

Monochromatic

  1. #5e480f
  2. #a17b19
  3. #deab28
  4. #e8c56a
  5. #f2dfad

Shades

#deab28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deab28
  2. #c89a24
  3. #b28920
  4. #9b781c
  5. #856718
  6. #6f5614
  7. #594410
  8. #43330c
  9. #2c2208
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#deab28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deab28
  2. #e1b33e
  3. #e5bc53
  4. #e8c469
  5. #ebcd7e
  6. #efd594
  7. #f2dda9
  8. #f5e6bf
  9. #f8eed4
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deab28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deab28
  2. #d5a731
  3. #cba23a
  4. #c29e42
  5. #b89a4b
  6. #af9654
  7. #a6915d
  8. #9c8d66
  9. #93896e
  10. #898477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb830 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f19a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdab17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b32d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaa177 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deab28 {
  color: #deab28;
}
Background
.bg-deab28 {
  background-color: #deab28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deab28 {
  border: 2px solid #deab28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deab28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 171 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deab28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deab28, #b6de28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deab28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 171 40 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.65 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.25 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.78 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.88 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.63 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.69 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.86 #2154d7 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#deab28  rgb(222, 171, 40)  hsl(43, 73%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#285bde  rgb(40, 91, 222)  hsl(223, 73%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#28deab  rgb(40, 222, 171)  hsl(163, 73%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#ab28de  rgb(171, 40, 222)  hsl(283, 73%, 51%)  Dark Orchid