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#DED400

#ded400 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ded400 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 83.14% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.5% magenta, 100% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.3°, with 100% saturation and 43.53% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6262

Complementary

  1. #ded400
  2. #000ade

Split complementary

  1. #ded400
  2. #0079de
  3. #6500de

Analogous

  1. #de6500
  2. #ded400
  3. #79de00

Triadic

  1. #ded400
  2. #00ded4
  3. #d400de

Tetradic

  1. #ded400
  2. #0ade00
  3. #000ade
  4. #d400de

Square

  1. #ded400
  2. #00de65
  3. #000ade
  4. #de0079

Monochromatic

  1. #454200
  2. #928b00
  3. #ded400
  4. #fff52c
  5. #fff978

Shades

#ded400 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded400
  2. #c8bf00
  3. #b2aa00
  4. #9b9400
  5. #857f00
  6. #6f6a00
  7. #595500
  8. #434000
  9. #2c2a00
  10. #161500
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded400 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded400
  2. #e1d81a
  3. #e5dd33
  4. #e8e14d
  5. #ebe566
  6. #efea80
  7. #f2ee99
  8. #f5f2b3
  9. #f8f6cc
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded400 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded400
  2. #d5cc0d
  3. #cbc31a
  4. #c2bb26
  5. #b8b233
  6. #afaa40
  7. #a6a24d
  8. #9c995a
  9. #939166
  10. #898873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc5b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d31c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cb8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded400 {
  color: #ded400;
}
Background
.bg-ded400 {
  background-color: #ded400;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded400 {
  border: 2px solid #ded400;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded400;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 212 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded400 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded400, #79de00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded400 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 212 0 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.43 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.44 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.11 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.03 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.16 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.23 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.52 #212bff Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#ded400  rgb(222, 212, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 44%)  Citrine
#000ade  rgb(0, 10, 222)  hsl(237, 100%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#00ded4  rgb(0, 222, 212)  hsl(177, 100%, 44%)  Bright Turquoise
#d400de  rgb(212, 0, 222)  hsl(297, 100%, 44%)  Electric Purple