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#DED437

#ded437 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded437 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.5% magenta, 75.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.41°, with 71.67% saturation and 54.31% 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 13.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6289

Complementary

  1. #ded437
  2. #3741de

Split complementary

  1. #ded437
  2. #3794de
  3. #8037de

Analogous

  1. #de8037
  2. #ded437
  3. #94de37

Triadic

  1. #ded437
  2. #37ded4
  3. #d437de

Tetradic

  1. #ded437
  2. #41de37
  3. #3741de
  4. #d437de

Square

  1. #ded437
  2. #37de80
  3. #3741de
  4. #de3794

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6512
  2. #aca31c
  3. #ded437
  4. #e9e279
  5. #f4f0ba

Shades

#ded437 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded437
  2. #c8bf32
  3. #b2aa2c
  4. #9b9427
  5. #857f21
  6. #6f6a1c
  7. #595516
  8. #434011
  9. #2c2a0b
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded437 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded437
  2. #e1d84b
  3. #e5dd5f
  4. #e8e173
  5. #ebe587
  6. #efea9b
  7. #f2eeaf
  8. #f5f2c3
  9. #f8f6d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded437 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded437
  2. #d5cc3e
  3. #cbc346
  4. #c2bb4d
  5. #b8b254
  6. #afaa5c
  7. #a6a263
  8. #9c996a
  9. #939171
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead343 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cf25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d33f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cb94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded437 {
  color: #ded437;
}
Background
.bg-ded437 {
  background-color: #ded437;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded437 {
  border: 2px solid #ded437;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded437;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 212 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded437 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded437, #94de37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded437 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 212 55 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.24 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.67 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.04 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.48 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.24 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.77 #212bc8 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ded437  rgb(222, 212, 55)  hsl(56, 72%, 54%)  Citrine
#3741de  rgb(55, 65, 222)  hsl(236, 72%, 54%)  Iris
#37ded4  rgb(55, 222, 212)  hsl(176, 72%, 54%)  Turquoise
#d437de  rgb(212, 55, 222)  hsl(296, 72%, 54%)  Medium Orchid