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#DED459

#ded459 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded459 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.5% magenta, 59.91% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.49°, with 66.83% saturation and 60.98% 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 13.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.6334

Complementary

  1. #ded459
  2. #5963de

Split complementary

  1. #ded459
  2. #59a5de
  3. #9259de

Analogous

  1. #de9259
  2. #ded459
  3. #a5de59

Triadic

  1. #ded459
  2. #59ded4
  3. #d459de

Tetradic

  1. #ded459
  2. #63de59
  3. #5963de
  4. #d459de

Square

  1. #ded459
  2. #59de92
  3. #5963de
  4. #de59a5

Monochromatic

  1. #847c1a
  2. #c4b827
  3. #ded459
  4. #ebe599
  5. #f7f5d9

Shades

#ded459 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded459
  2. #c8bf50
  3. #b2aa47
  4. #9b943e
  5. #857f35
  6. #6f6a2d
  7. #595524
  8. #43401b
  9. #2c2a12
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded459 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded459
  2. #e1d86a
  3. #e5dd7a
  4. #e8e18b
  5. #ebe59b
  6. #efeaac
  7. #f2eebd
  8. #f5f2cd
  9. #f8f6de
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded459 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded459
  2. #d5cc5d
  3. #cbc361
  4. #c2bb65
  5. #b8b269
  6. #afaa6d
  7. #a6a270
  8. #9c9974
  9. #939178
  10. #89887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d2ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cd4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d360 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc7ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d051 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d35d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cc9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded459 {
  color: #ded459;
}
Background
.bg-ded459 {
  background-color: #ded459;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded459 {
  border: 2px solid #ded459;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded459;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 212 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 67% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded459 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded459, #a5de59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded459 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 212 89 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.52 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.69 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.74 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.78 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.17 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.32 #212ba6 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#ded459  rgb(222, 212, 89)  hsl(55, 67%, 61%)  Straw
#5963de  rgb(89, 99, 222)  hsl(235, 67%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#59ded4  rgb(89, 222, 212)  hsl(175, 67%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d459de  rgb(212, 89, 222)  hsl(295, 67%, 61%)  Medium Orchid