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#DEAD4E

#dead4e ≈ Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dead4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 67.84% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.07% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 39.58°, with 68.57% saturation and 58.82% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.4597

Complementary

  1. #dead4e
  2. #4e7fde

Split complementary

  1. #dead4e
  2. #4ec7de
  3. #654ede

Analogous

  1. #de654e
  2. #dead4e
  3. #c7de4e

Triadic

  1. #dead4e
  2. #4edead
  3. #ad4ede

Tetradic

  1. #dead4e
  2. #7fde4e
  3. #4e7fde
  4. #ad4ede

Square

  1. #dead4e
  2. #4ede65
  3. #4e7fde
  4. #de4ec7

Monochromatic

  1. #7c5a17
  2. #bc8823
  3. #dead4e
  4. #eacb8e
  5. #f6e9cf

Shades

#dead4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dead4e
  2. #c89c46
  3. #b28a3e
  4. #9b7937
  5. #85682f
  6. #6f5727
  7. #59451f
  8. #433417
  9. #2c2310
  10. #161108
  11. #000000

Tints

#dead4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dead4e
  2. #e1b560
  3. #e5bd71
  4. #e8c683
  5. #ebce95
  6. #efd6a7
  7. #f2deb8
  8. #f5e6ca
  9. #f8efdc
  10. #fcf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dead4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dead4e
  2. #d5a953
  3. #cba458
  4. #c2a05d
  5. #b89b62
  6. #af9767
  7. #a6926c
  8. #9c8e71
  9. #938976
  10. #89857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b296 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ad44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdba51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f09e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdad48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b550 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9a481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dead4e {
  color: #dead4e;
}
Background
.bg-dead4e {
  background-color: #dead4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dead4e {
  border: 2px solid #dead4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dead4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 173 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dead4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dead4e, #c7de4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dead4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 173 78 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.40 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.70 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.26 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.00 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.07 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.07 #2152b1 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dead4e  rgb(222, 173, 78)  hsl(40, 69%, 59%)  Goldenrod
#4e7fde  rgb(78, 127, 222)  hsl(220, 69%, 59%)  Tufts Blue
#4edead  rgb(78, 222, 173)  hsl(160, 69%, 59%)  Caribbean Green
#ad4ede  rgb(173, 78, 222)  hsl(280, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid