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#DED162

#ded162 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ded162 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 81.96% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.86% magenta, 55.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 53.71°, with 65.26% saturation and 62.75% 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 13.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.6201

Complementary

  1. #ded162
  2. #626fde

Split complementary

  1. #ded162
  2. #62adde
  3. #9362de

Analogous

  1. #de9362
  2. #ded162
  3. #adde62

Triadic

  1. #ded162
  2. #62ded1
  3. #d162de

Tetradic

  1. #ded162
  2. #6fde62
  3. #626fde
  4. #d162de

Square

  1. #ded162
  2. #62de93
  3. #626fde
  4. #de62ad

Monochromatic

  1. #8a7f1d
  2. #c9b92a
  3. #ded162
  4. #ebe4a1
  5. #f9f6e0

Shades

#ded162 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded162
  2. #c8bc58
  3. #b2a74e
  4. #9b9245
  5. #857d3b
  6. #6f6931
  7. #595427
  8. #433f1d
  9. #2c2a14
  10. #16150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded162 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded162
  2. #e1d672
  3. #e5da81
  4. #e8df91
  5. #ebe3a1
  6. #efe8b1
  7. #f2edc0
  8. #f5f1d0
  9. #f8f6e0
  10. #fcfaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded162 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded162
  2. #d5c965
  3. #cbc168
  4. #c2b96b
  5. #b8b16e
  6. #afa971
  7. #a6a074
  8. #9c9877
  9. #93907a
  10. #89887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cfae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2cb57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d168 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc4b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cd5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d165 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ca9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded162 {
  color: #ded162;
}
Background
.bg-ded162 {
  background-color: #ded162;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded162 {
  border: 2px solid #ded162;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded162;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 209 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 65% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded162 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded162, #adde62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded162 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 209 98 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.05 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.46 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.72 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.58 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.86 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.88 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.62 #212e9d Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Straw
#ded162  rgb(222, 209, 98)  hsl(54, 65%, 63%)  Straw
#626fde  rgb(98, 111, 222)  hsl(234, 65%, 63%)  Royal Blue
#62ded1  rgb(98, 222, 209)  hsl(174, 65%, 63%)  Turquoise
#d162de  rgb(209, 98, 222)  hsl(294, 65%, 63%)  Orchid