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#DED62E

#ded62e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded62e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 83.92% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.6% magenta, 79.28% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.27°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 13.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.6382

Complementary

  1. #ded62e
  2. #2e36de

Split complementary

  1. #ded62e
  2. #2e8ede
  3. #7e2ede

Analogous

  1. #de7e2e
  2. #ded62e
  3. #8ede2e

Triadic

  1. #ded62e
  2. #2eded6
  3. #d62ede

Tetradic

  1. #ded62e
  2. #36de2e
  3. #2e36de
  4. #d62ede

Square

  1. #ded62e
  2. #2ede7e
  3. #2e36de
  4. #de2e8e

Monochromatic

  1. #636010
  2. #a59f1a
  3. #ded62e
  4. #e8e370
  5. #f3f0b2

Shades

#ded62e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded62e
  2. #c8c129
  3. #b2ab25
  4. #9b9620
  5. #85801c
  6. #6f6b17
  7. #595612
  8. #43400e
  9. #2c2b09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded62e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded62e
  2. #e1da43
  3. #e5de58
  4. #e8e26d
  5. #ebe682
  6. #efeb97
  7. #f2efab
  8. #f5f3c0
  9. #f8f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded62e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded62e
  2. #d5cd36
  3. #cbc53e
  4. #c2bc47
  5. #b8b44f
  6. #afab57
  7. #a6a25f
  8. #9c9a67
  9. #939170
  10. #898978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d3a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9ce00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd43d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d114 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d538 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cd94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded62e {
  color: #ded62e;
}
Background
.bg-ded62e {
  background-color: #ded62e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded62e {
  border: 2px solid #ded62e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded62e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 214 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded62e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded62e, #8ede2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded62e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 214 46 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.31 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.35 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.33 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.69 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.11 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.24 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.51 #2129d1 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ded62e  rgb(222, 214, 46)  hsl(57, 73%, 53%)  Dandelion
#2e36de  rgb(46, 54, 222)  hsl(237, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2eded6  rgb(46, 222, 214)  hsl(177, 73%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#d62ede  rgb(214, 46, 222)  hsl(297, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid