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#DED40E

#ded40e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ded40e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.5% magenta, 93.69% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.12°, with 88.14% saturation and 46.27% 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 luminance0.6265

Complementary

  1. #ded40e
  2. #0e18de

Split complementary

  1. #ded40e
  2. #0e80de
  3. #6c0ede

Analogous

  1. #de6c0e
  2. #ded40e
  3. #80de0e

Triadic

  1. #ded40e
  2. #0eded4
  3. #d40ede

Tetradic

  1. #ded40e
  2. #18de0e
  3. #0e18de
  4. #d40ede

Square

  1. #ded40e
  2. #0ede6c
  3. #0e18de
  4. #de0e80

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4b05
  2. #968f09
  3. #ded40e
  4. #f3eb45
  5. #f8f38d

Shades

#ded40e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded40e
  2. #c8bf0d
  3. #b2aa0b
  4. #9b940a
  5. #857f08
  6. #6f6a07
  7. #595506
  8. #434004
  9. #2c2a03
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded40e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded40e
  2. #e1d826
  3. #e5dd3e
  4. #e8e156
  5. #ebe56e
  6. #efea87
  7. #f2ee9f
  8. #f5f2b7
  9. #f8f6cf
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded40e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded40e
  2. #d5cc19
  3. #cbc325
  4. #c2bb30
  5. #b8b23c
  6. #afaa47
  7. #a6a252
  8. #9c995e
  9. #939169
  10. #898875
  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 #ebd22b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d322 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded40e {
  color: #ded40e;
}
Background
.bg-ded40e {
  background-color: #ded40e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded40e {
  border: 2px solid #ded40e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded40e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 212 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded40e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded40e, #80de0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded40e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 212 14 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.39 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.17 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.01 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.22 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.30 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.54 #212bf1 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#ded40e  rgb(222, 212, 14)  hsl(57, 88%, 46%)  Citrine
#0e18de  rgb(14, 24, 222)  hsl(237, 88%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#0eded4  rgb(14, 222, 212)  hsl(177, 88%, 46%)  Bright Turquoise
#d40ede  rgb(212, 14, 222)  hsl(297, 88%, 46%)  Electric Purple