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#DED516

#ded516 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ded516 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 83.53% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.05% magenta, 90.09% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.3°, with 81.97% saturation and 47.84% 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 13.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.6318

Complementary

  1. #ded516
  2. #161fde

Split complementary

  1. #ded516
  2. #1683de
  3. #7116de

Analogous

  1. #de7116
  2. #ded516
  3. #83de16

Triadic

  1. #ded516
  2. #16ded5
  3. #d516de

Tetradic

  1. #ded516
  2. #1fde16
  3. #161fde
  4. #d516de

Square

  1. #ded516
  2. #16de71
  3. #161fde
  4. #de1683

Monochromatic

  1. #534f08
  2. #98920f
  3. #ded516
  4. #eee753
  5. #f5f198

Shades

#ded516 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded516
  2. #c8c014
  3. #b2aa12
  4. #9b950f
  5. #85800d
  6. #6f6b0b
  7. #595509
  8. #434007
  9. #2c2b04
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded516 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded516
  2. #e1d92d
  3. #e5dd45
  4. #e8e25c
  5. #ebe673
  6. #efea8b
  7. #f2eea2
  8. #f5f2b9
  9. #f8f7d0
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded516 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded516
  2. #d5cd21
  3. #cbc42b
  4. #c2bc36
  5. #b8b340
  6. #afab4b
  7. #a6a256
  8. #9c9a60
  9. #93916b
  10. #898975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd32e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d427 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cc91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded516 {
  color: #ded516;
}
Background
.bg-ded516 {
  background-color: #ded516;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded516 {
  border: 2px solid #ded516;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded516;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 213 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 82% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded516 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded516, #83de16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded516 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 213 22 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.74 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.28 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.03 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.20 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.22 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.36 #212ae9 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ded516  rgb(222, 213, 22)  hsl(57, 82%, 48%)  Citrine
#161fde  rgb(22, 31, 222)  hsl(237, 82%, 48%)  Blue
#16ded5  rgb(22, 222, 213)  hsl(177, 82%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#d516de  rgb(213, 22, 222)  hsl(297, 82%, 48%)  Medium Orchid