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#DED42E

#ded42e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded42e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.5% magenta, 79.28% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.59°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6281

Complementary

  1. #ded42e
  2. #2e38de

Split complementary

  1. #ded42e
  2. #2e90de
  3. #7c2ede

Analogous

  1. #de7c2e
  2. #ded42e
  3. #90de2e

Triadic

  1. #ded42e
  2. #2eded4
  3. #d42ede

Tetradic

  1. #ded42e
  2. #38de2e
  3. #2e38de
  4. #d42ede

Square

  1. #ded42e
  2. #2ede7c
  3. #2e38de
  4. #de2e90

Monochromatic

  1. #635f10
  2. #a59d1a
  3. #ded42e
  4. #e8e270
  5. #f3efb2

Shades

#ded42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded42e
  2. #c8bf29
  3. #b2aa25
  4. #9b9420
  5. #857f1c
  6. #6f6a17
  7. #595512
  8. #43400e
  9. #2c2a09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded42e
  2. #e1d843
  3. #e5dd58
  4. #e8e16d
  5. #ebe582
  6. #efea97
  7. #f2eeab
  8. #f5f2c0
  9. #f8f6d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded42e
  2. #d5cc36
  3. #cbc33e
  4. #c2bb47
  5. #b8b24f
  6. #afaa57
  7. #a6a25f
  8. #9c9967
  9. #939170
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd33d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cf15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d337 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cb93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded42e {
  color: #ded42e;
}
Background
.bg-ded42e {
  background-color: #ded42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded42e {
  border: 2px solid #ded42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 212 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded42e, #90de2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 212 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.89 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.48 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.70 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.06 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.09 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.26 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.65 #212bd1 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ded42e  rgb(222, 212, 46)  hsl(57, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#2e38de  rgb(46, 56, 222)  hsl(237, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2eded4  rgb(46, 222, 212)  hsl(177, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d42ede  rgb(212, 46, 222)  hsl(297, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid