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#DED225

#ded225 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded225 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 82.35% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.41% magenta, 83.33% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.11°, with 73.71% saturation and 50.78% 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 13.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6176

Complementary

  1. #ded225
  2. #2531de

Split complementary

  1. #ded225
  2. #258dde
  3. #7525de

Analogous

  1. #de7525
  2. #ded225
  3. #8dde25

Triadic

  1. #ded225
  2. #25ded2
  3. #d225de

Tetradic

  1. #ded225
  2. #31de25
  3. #2531de
  4. #d225de

Square

  1. #ded225
  2. #25de75
  3. #2531de
  4. #de258d

Monochromatic

  1. #5c570e
  2. #9e9618
  3. #ded225
  4. #e8e067
  5. #f2edaa

Shades

#ded225 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded225
  2. #c8bd21
  3. #b2a81e
  4. #9b931a
  5. #857e16
  6. #6f6913
  7. #59540f
  8. #433f0b
  9. #2c2a07
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded225 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded225
  2. #e1d73b
  3. #e5db51
  4. #e8e066
  5. #ebe47c
  6. #efe992
  7. #f2eda8
  8. #f5f2be
  9. #f8f6d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded225 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded225
  2. #d5ca2e
  3. #cbc237
  4. #c2b940
  5. #b8b149
  6. #afa953
  7. #a6a15c
  8. #9c9965
  9. #93906e
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d136 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d230 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded225 {
  color: #ded225;
}
Background
.bg-ded225 {
  background-color: #ded225;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded225 {
  border: 2px solid #ded225;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded225;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 210 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded225 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded225, #8dde25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded225 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 210 37 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.20 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.64 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.90 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 5.93 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.34 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.54 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.89 #212dda Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#ded225  rgb(222, 210, 37)  hsl(56, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#2531de  rgb(37, 49, 222)  hsl(236, 74%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#25ded2  rgb(37, 222, 210)  hsl(176, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d225de  rgb(210, 37, 222)  hsl(296, 74%, 51%)  Medium Orchid