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#DED63C

#ded63c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded63c 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 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.6% magenta, 72.97% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.04°, 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 13.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6395

Complementary

  1. #ded63c
  2. #3c44de

Split complementary

  1. #ded63c
  2. #3c95de
  3. #853cde

Analogous

  1. #de853c
  2. #ded63c
  3. #95de3c

Triadic

  1. #ded63c
  2. #3cded6
  3. #d63cde

Tetradic

  1. #ded63c
  2. #44de3c
  3. #3c44de
  4. #d63cde

Square

  1. #ded63c
  2. #3cde85
  3. #3c44de
  4. #de3c95

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6a13
  2. #b0a91e
  3. #ded63c
  4. #e9e47d
  5. #f4f2bf

Shades

#ded63c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded63c
  2. #c8c136
  3. #b2ab30
  4. #9b962a
  5. #858024
  6. #6f6b1e
  7. #595618
  8. #434012
  9. #2c2b0c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded63c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded63c
  2. #e1da50
  3. #e5de63
  4. #e8e277
  5. #ebe68a
  6. #efeb9e
  7. #f2efb1
  8. #f5f3c5
  9. #f8f7d8
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded63c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded63c
  2. #d5cd43
  3. #cbc54a
  4. #c2bc50
  5. #b8b457
  6. #afab5e
  7. #a6a265
  8. #9c9a6c
  9. #939172
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8ce1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd448 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d12c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d543 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ce97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded63c {
  color: #ded63c;
}
Background
.bg-ded63c {
  background-color: #ded63c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded63c {
  border: 2px solid #ded63c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded63c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 214 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded63c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded63c, #95de3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded63c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 214 60 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.67 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.88 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.92 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.18 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.67 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.45 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.97 #2129c3 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ded63c  rgb(222, 214, 60)  hsl(57, 71%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3c44de  rgb(60, 68, 222)  hsl(237, 71%, 55%)  Iris
#3cded6  rgb(60, 222, 214)  hsl(177, 71%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#d63cde  rgb(214, 60, 222)  hsl(297, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid