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#DED28A

#ded28a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ded28a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 82.35% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.41% magenta, 37.84% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 51.43°, with 56% saturation and 70.59% 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 13.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6346

Complementary

  1. #ded28a
  2. #8a96de

Split complementary

  1. #ded28a
  2. #8ac0de
  3. #a88ade

Analogous

  1. #dea88a
  2. #ded28a
  3. #c0de8a

Triadic

  1. #ded28a
  2. #8aded2
  3. #d28ade

Tetradic

  1. #ded28a
  2. #96de8a
  3. #8a96de
  4. #d28ade

Square

  1. #ded28a
  2. #8adea8
  3. #8a96de
  4. #de8ac0

Monochromatic

  1. #a1912e
  2. #cdbb4e
  3. #ded28a
  4. #efe9c6
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#ded28a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded28a
  2. #c8bd7c
  3. #b2a86e
  4. #9b9361
  5. #857e53
  6. #6f6945
  7. #595437
  8. #433f29
  9. #2c2a1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded28a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded28a
  2. #e1d796
  3. #e5dba1
  4. #e8e0ad
  5. #ebe4b9
  6. #efe9c5
  7. #f2edd0
  8. #f5f2dc
  9. #f8f6e8
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded28a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded28a
  2. #d5ca89
  3. #cbc288
  4. #c2b987
  5. #b8b186
  6. #afa985
  7. #a6a184
  8. #9c9983
  9. #939082
  10. #898881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfce85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d38d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac8c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfcf87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d28c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5ccad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded28a {
  color: #ded28a;
}
Background
.bg-ded28a {
  background-color: #ded28a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded28a {
  border: 2px solid #ded28a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded28a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 210 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 56% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded28a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded28a, #c0de8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded28a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 210 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.13 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.40 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.49 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.51 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.59 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.14 #212d75 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Flax
#ded28a  rgb(222, 210, 138)  hsl(51, 56%, 71%)  Flax
#8a96de  rgb(138, 150, 222)  hsl(231, 56%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8aded2  rgb(138, 222, 210)  hsl(171, 56%, 71%)  Turquoise
#d28ade  rgb(210, 138, 222)  hsl(291, 56%, 71%)  Violet