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#DED52F

#ded52f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded52f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 83.53% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.05% magenta, 78.83% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.91°, with 72.61% saturation and 52.75% 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 13.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6332

Complementary

  1. #ded52f
  2. #2f38de

Split complementary

  1. #ded52f
  2. #2f90de
  3. #7e2fde

Analogous

  1. #de7e2f
  2. #ded52f
  3. #90de2f

Triadic

  1. #ded52f
  2. #2fded5
  3. #d52fde

Tetradic

  1. #ded52f
  2. #38de2f
  3. #2f38de
  4. #d52fde

Square

  1. #ded52f
  2. #2fde7e
  3. #2f38de
  4. #de2f90

Monochromatic

  1. #646010
  2. #a69f1a
  3. #ded52f
  4. #e8e271
  5. #f3f0b3

Shades

#ded52f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded52f
  2. #c8c02a
  3. #b2aa26
  4. #9b9521
  5. #85801c
  6. #6f6b18
  7. #595513
  8. #43400e
  9. #2c2b09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded52f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded52f
  2. #e1d944
  3. #e5dd59
  4. #e8e26d
  5. #ebe682
  6. #efea97
  7. #f2eeac
  8. #f5f2c1
  9. #f8f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded52f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded52f
  2. #d5cd37
  3. #cbc43f
  4. #c2bc47
  5. #b8b34f
  6. #afab58
  7. #a6a260
  8. #9c9a68
  9. #939170
  10. #898978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d2a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd33e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d017 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d438 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cc94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded52f {
  color: #ded52f;
}
Background
.bg-ded52f {
  background-color: #ded52f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded52f {
  border: 2px solid #ded52f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded52f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 213 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded52f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded52f, #90de2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded52f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 213 47 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.15 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.40 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.54 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.02 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.17 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.67 #212ad0 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ded52f  rgb(222, 213, 47)  hsl(57, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#2f38de  rgb(47, 56, 222)  hsl(237, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2fded5  rgb(47, 222, 213)  hsl(177, 73%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#d52fde  rgb(213, 47, 222)  hsl(297, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid