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#DED331

#ded331 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 82.75% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.95% magenta, 77.93% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.18°, with 72.38% saturation and 53.14% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6234

Complementary

  1. #ded331
  2. #313cde

Split complementary

  1. #ded331
  2. #3193de
  3. #7c31de

Analogous

  1. #de7c31
  2. #ded331
  3. #93de31

Triadic

  1. #ded331
  2. #31ded3
  3. #d331de

Tetradic

  1. #ded331
  2. #3cde31
  3. #313cde
  4. #d331de

Square

  1. #ded331
  2. #31de7c
  3. #313cde
  4. #de3193

Monochromatic

  1. #666010
  2. #a89f1b
  3. #ded331
  4. #e9e173
  5. #f3efb5

Shades

#ded331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded331
  2. #c8be2c
  3. #b2a927
  4. #9b9422
  5. #857f1d
  6. #6f6a19
  7. #595414
  8. #433f0f
  9. #2c2a0a
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded331
  2. #e1d746
  3. #e5dc5a
  4. #e8e06f
  5. #ebe583
  6. #efe998
  7. #f2edad
  8. #f5f2c1
  9. #f8f6d6
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded331
  2. #d5cb39
  3. #cbc241
  4. #c2ba49
  5. #b8b251
  6. #afaa59
  7. #a6a160
  8. #9c9968
  9. #939170
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead23f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc4b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3ce1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d23a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ca93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded331 {
  color: #ded331;
}
Background
.bg-ded331 {
  background-color: #ded331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded331 {
  border: 2px solid #ded331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 211 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded331, #93de31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 211 49 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.79 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.65 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.01 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.87 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.54 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.67 #212cce Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#ded331  rgb(222, 211, 49)  hsl(56, 72%, 53%)  Citrine
#313cde  rgb(49, 60, 222)  hsl(236, 72%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#31ded3  rgb(49, 222, 211)  hsl(176, 72%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d331de  rgb(211, 49, 222)  hsl(296, 72%, 53%)  Medium Orchid