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#DEAD1E

#dead1e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dead1e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 67.84% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.07% magenta, 86.49% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 44.69°, with 76.19% saturation and 49.41% 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 10.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.4551

Complementary

  1. #dead1e
  2. #1e4fde

Split complementary

  1. #dead1e
  2. #1eafde
  3. #4d1ede

Analogous

  1. #de4d1e
  2. #dead1e
  3. #afde1e

Triadic

  1. #dead1e
  2. #1edead
  3. #ad1ede

Tetradic

  1. #dead1e
  2. #4fde1e
  3. #1e4fde
  4. #ad1ede

Square

  1. #dead1e
  2. #1ede4d
  3. #1e4fde
  4. #de1eaf

Monochromatic

  1. #57440c
  2. #9b7815
  3. #dead1e
  4. #e9c65f
  5. #f2dea2

Shades

#dead1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dead1e
  2. #c89c1b
  3. #b28a18
  4. #9b7915
  5. #856812
  6. #6f570f
  7. #59450c
  8. #433409
  9. #2c2306
  10. #161103
  11. #000000

Tints

#dead1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dead1e
  2. #e1b535
  3. #e5bd4b
  4. #e8c662
  5. #ebce78
  6. #efd68f
  7. #f2dea5
  8. #f5e6bc
  9. #f8efd2
  10. #fcf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dead1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dead1e
  2. #d5a928
  3. #cba432
  4. #c2a03b
  5. #b89b45
  6. #af974f
  7. #a69259
  8. #9c8e63
  9. #93896c
  10. #898576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb929 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f19c94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b425 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaa377 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dead1e {
  color: #dead1e;
}
Background
.bg-dead1e {
  background-color: #dead1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dead1e {
  border: 2px solid #dead1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dead1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 173 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 76% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dead1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dead1e, #afde1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dead1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 173 30 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.37 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.91 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.39 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.43 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.46 #2152e1 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dead1e  rgb(222, 173, 30)  hsl(45, 76%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#1e4fde  rgb(30, 79, 222)  hsl(225, 76%, 49%)  Sapphire
#1edead  rgb(30, 222, 173)  hsl(165, 76%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#ad1ede  rgb(173, 30, 222)  hsl(285, 76%, 49%)  Dark Orchid