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#DED426

#ded426 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded426 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 83.14% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.5% magenta, 82.88% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.74°, with 73.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 13.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6276

Complementary

  1. #ded426
  2. #2630de

Split complementary

  1. #ded426
  2. #268cde
  3. #7826de

Analogous

  1. #de7826
  2. #ded426
  3. #8cde26

Triadic

  1. #ded426
  2. #26ded4
  3. #d426de

Tetradic

  1. #ded426
  2. #30de26
  3. #2630de
  4. #d426de

Square

  1. #ded426
  2. #26de78
  3. #2630de
  4. #de268c

Monochromatic

  1. #5d590e
  2. #9f9818
  3. #ded426
  4. #e8e168
  5. #f2eeab

Shades

#ded426 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded426
  2. #c8bf22
  3. #b2aa1e
  4. #9b941b
  5. #857f17
  6. #6f6a13
  7. #59550f
  8. #43400b
  9. #2c2a08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded426 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded426
  2. #e1d83c
  3. #e5dd51
  4. #e8e167
  5. #ebe57d
  6. #efea93
  7. #f2eea8
  8. #f5f2be
  9. #f8f6d4
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded426 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded426
  2. #d5cc2f
  3. #cbc338
  4. #c2bb41
  5. #b8b24a
  6. #afaa53
  7. #a6a25c
  8. #9c9965
  9. #93916e
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd337 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d331 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cb92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded426 {
  color: #ded426;
}
Background
.bg-ded426 {
  background-color: #ded426;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded426 {
  border: 2px solid #ded426;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded426;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 212 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded426 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded426, #8cde26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded426 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 212 38 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.67 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.39 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.49 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.03 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.32 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.48 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.49 #212bd9 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ded426  rgb(222, 212, 38)  hsl(57, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#2630de  rgb(38, 48, 222)  hsl(237, 74%, 51%)  Blue
#26ded4  rgb(38, 222, 212)  hsl(177, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d426de  rgb(212, 38, 222)  hsl(297, 74%, 51%)  Medium Orchid