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#DED53C

#ded53c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded53c 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 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.05% magenta, 72.97% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, with 71.05% saturation and 55.29% 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 13.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6344

Complementary

  1. #ded53c
  2. #3c45de

Split complementary

  1. #ded53c
  2. #3c96de
  3. #843cde

Analogous

  1. #de843c
  2. #ded53c
  3. #96de3c

Triadic

  1. #ded53c
  2. #3cded5
  3. #d53cde

Tetradic

  1. #ded53c
  2. #45de3c
  3. #3c45de
  4. #d53cde

Square

  1. #ded53c
  2. #3cde84
  3. #3c45de
  4. #de3c96

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6913
  2. #b0a81e
  3. #ded53c
  4. #e9e37d
  5. #f4f1bf

Shades

#ded53c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded53c
  2. #c8c036
  3. #b2aa30
  4. #9b952a
  5. #858024
  6. #6f6b1e
  7. #595518
  8. #434012
  9. #2c2b0c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded53c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded53c
  2. #e1d950
  3. #e5dd63
  4. #e8e277
  5. #ebe68a
  6. #efea9e
  7. #f2eeb1
  8. #f5f2c5
  9. #f8f7d8
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded53c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded53c
  2. #d5cd43
  3. #cbc44a
  4. #c2bc50
  5. #b8b357
  6. #afab5e
  7. #a6a265
  8. #9c9a6c
  9. #939172
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d2a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cd1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd347 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d02c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d443 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cd96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded53c {
  color: #ded53c;
}
Background
.bg-ded53c {
  background-color: #ded53c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded53c {
  border: 2px solid #ded53c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded53c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 213 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded53c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded53c, #96de3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded53c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 213 60 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.68 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.74 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.09 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.14 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.96 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.37 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.80 #212ac3 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ded53c  rgb(222, 213, 60)  hsl(57, 71%, 55%)  Citrine
#3c45de  rgb(60, 69, 222)  hsl(237, 71%, 55%)  Iris
#3cded5  rgb(60, 222, 213)  hsl(177, 71%, 55%)  Turquoise
#d53cde  rgb(213, 60, 222)  hsl(297, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid