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#DED40C

#ded40c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ded40c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.5% magenta, 94.59% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.14°, with 89.74% saturation and 45.88% 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 13.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6264

Complementary

  1. #ded40c
  2. #0c16de

Split complementary

  1. #ded40c
  2. #0c7fde
  3. #6b0cde

Analogous

  1. #de6b0c
  2. #ded40c
  3. #7fde0c

Triadic

  1. #ded40c
  2. #0cded4
  3. #d40cde

Tetradic

  1. #ded40c
  2. #16de0c
  3. #0c16de
  4. #d40cde

Square

  1. #ded40c
  2. #0cde6b
  3. #0c16de
  4. #de0c7f

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4904
  2. #958f08
  3. #ded40c
  4. #f5ec42
  5. #f9f38a

Shades

#ded40c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded40c
  2. #c8bf0b
  3. #b2aa0a
  4. #9b9408
  5. #857f07
  6. #6f6a06
  7. #595505
  8. #434004
  9. #2c2a02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded40c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded40c
  2. #e1d824
  3. #e5dd3d
  4. #e8e155
  5. #ebe56d
  6. #efea86
  7. #f2ee9e
  8. #f5f2b6
  9. #f8f6ce
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded40c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded40c
  2. #d5cc18
  3. #cbc323
  4. #c2bb2f
  5. #b8b23a
  6. #afaa46
  7. #a6a252
  8. #9c995d
  9. #939169
  10. #898874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.53:1 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 #ebd22a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d321 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded40c {
  color: #ded40c;
}
Background
.bg-ded40c {
  background-color: #ded40c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded40c {
  border: 2px solid #ded40c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded40c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 212 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 90% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded40c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded40c, #7fde0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded40c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 212 12 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.40 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.16 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.01 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.21 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.56 #212bf3 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#ded40c  rgb(222, 212, 12)  hsl(57, 90%, 46%)  Citrine
#0c16de  rgb(12, 22, 222)  hsl(237, 90%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#0cded4  rgb(12, 222, 212)  hsl(177, 90%, 46%)  Bright Turquoise
#d40cde  rgb(212, 12, 222)  hsl(297, 90%, 46%)  Electric Purple