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#DEAD26

#dead26 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dead26 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 67.84% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.07% magenta, 82.88% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 44.02°, with 73.6% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.4556

Complementary

  1. #dead26
  2. #2657de

Split complementary

  1. #dead26
  2. #26b3de
  3. #5126de

Analogous

  1. #de5126
  2. #dead26
  3. #b3de26

Triadic

  1. #dead26
  2. #26dead
  3. #ad26de

Tetradic

  1. #dead26
  2. #57de26
  3. #2657de
  4. #ad26de

Square

  1. #dead26
  2. #26de51
  3. #2657de
  4. #de26b3

Monochromatic

  1. #5d480e
  2. #9f7b18
  3. #dead26
  4. #e8c668
  5. #f2dfab

Shades

#dead26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dead26
  2. #c89c22
  3. #b28a1e
  4. #9b791b
  5. #856817
  6. #6f5713
  7. #59450f
  8. #43340b
  9. #2c2308
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#dead26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dead26
  2. #e1b53c
  3. #e5bd51
  4. #e8c667
  5. #ebce7d
  6. #efd693
  7. #f2dea8
  8. #f5e6be
  9. #f8efd4
  10. #fcf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dead26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dead26
  2. #d5a92f
  3. #cba438
  4. #c2a041
  5. #b89b4a
  6. #af9753
  7. #a6925c
  8. #9c8e65
  9. #93896e
  10. #898577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb92f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f19c94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cead12 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b42b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaa378 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dead26 {
  color: #dead26;
}
Background
.bg-dead26 {
  background-color: #dead26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dead26 {
  border: 2px solid #dead26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dead26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 173 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dead26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dead26, #b3de26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dead26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 173 38 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.72 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.25 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.02 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.39 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.59 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.62 #2152d9 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dead26  rgb(222, 173, 38)  hsl(44, 74%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2657de  rgb(38, 87, 222)  hsl(224, 74%, 51%)  Sapphire
#26dead  rgb(38, 222, 173)  hsl(164, 74%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#ad26de  rgb(173, 38, 222)  hsl(284, 74%, 51%)  Dark Orchid