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#DEAD48

#dead48 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dead48 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.07% magenta, 67.57% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 40.4°, with 69.44% saturation and 57.65% 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4588

Complementary

  1. #dead48
  2. #4879de

Split complementary

  1. #dead48
  2. #48c4de
  3. #6248de

Analogous

  1. #de6248
  2. #dead48
  3. #c4de48

Triadic

  1. #dead48
  2. #48dead
  3. #ad48de

Tetradic

  1. #dead48
  2. #79de48
  3. #4879de
  4. #ad48de

Square

  1. #dead48
  2. #48de62
  3. #4879de
  4. #de48c4

Monochromatic

  1. #775716
  2. #b88721
  3. #dead48
  4. #eaca89
  5. #f5e7ca

Shades

#dead48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dead48
  2. #c89c41
  3. #b28a3a
  4. #9b7932
  5. #85682b
  6. #6f5724
  7. #59451d
  8. #433416
  9. #2c230e
  10. #161107
  11. #000000

Tints

#dead48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dead48
  2. #e1b55a
  3. #e5bd6d
  4. #e8c67f
  5. #ebce91
  6. #efd6a4
  7. #f2deb6
  8. #f5e6c8
  9. #f8efda
  10. #fcf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dead48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dead48
  2. #d5a94e
  3. #cba453
  4. #c2a059
  5. #b89b5e
  6. #af9764
  7. #a6926a
  8. #9c8e6f
  9. #938975
  10. #89857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b295 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ad3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdba4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f09e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cead41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b54a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9a47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dead48 {
  color: #dead48;
}
Background
.bg-dead48 {
  background-color: #dead48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dead48 {
  border: 2px solid #dead48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dead48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 173 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dead48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dead48, #c4de48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dead48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 173 72 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.69 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.01 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.60 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.12 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.89 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.95 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.28 #2152b7 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dead48  rgb(222, 173, 72)  hsl(40, 69%, 58%)  Goldenrod
#4879de  rgb(72, 121, 222)  hsl(220, 69%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#48dead  rgb(72, 222, 173)  hsl(160, 69%, 58%)  Caribbean Green
#ad48de  rgb(173, 72, 222)  hsl(280, 69%, 58%)  Medium Orchid