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#DED02E

#ded02e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded02e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 81.57% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.31% magenta, 79.28% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.23°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6084

Complementary

  1. #ded02e
  2. #2e3cde

Split complementary

  1. #ded02e
  2. #2e94de
  3. #782ede

Analogous

  1. #de782e
  2. #ded02e
  3. #94de2e

Triadic

  1. #ded02e
  2. #2eded0
  3. #d02ede

Tetradic

  1. #ded02e
  2. #3cde2e
  3. #2e3cde
  4. #d02ede

Square

  1. #ded02e
  2. #2ede78
  3. #2e3cde
  4. #de2e94

Monochromatic

  1. #635d10
  2. #a59a1a
  3. #ded02e
  4. #e8df70
  5. #f3eeb2

Shades

#ded02e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded02e
  2. #c8bb29
  3. #b2a625
  4. #9b9220
  5. #857d1c
  6. #6f6817
  7. #595312
  8. #433e0e
  9. #2c2a09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded02e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded02e
  2. #e1d543
  3. #e5d958
  4. #e8de6d
  5. #ebe382
  6. #efe897
  7. #f2ecab
  8. #f5f1c0
  9. #f8f6d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded02e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded02e
  2. #d5c836
  3. #cbc03e
  4. #c2b847
  5. #b8b04f
  6. #afa857
  7. #a6a05f
  8. #9c9867
  9. #939070
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d03c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cc16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d037 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c790 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded02e {
  color: #ded02e;
}
Background
.bg-ded02e {
  background-color: #ded02e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded02e {
  border: 2px solid #ded02e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded02e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 208 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded02e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded02e, #94de2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded02e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 208 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.18 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.08 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.60 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.96 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.12 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.47 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.49 #212fd1 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#ded02e  rgb(222, 208, 46)  hsl(55, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#2e3cde  rgb(46, 60, 222)  hsl(235, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2eded0  rgb(46, 222, 208)  hsl(175, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d02ede  rgb(208, 46, 222)  hsl(295, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid