ColorTool
Log in
#DED73A

#ded73a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ded73a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 84.31% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.15% magenta, 73.87% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.44°, with 71.3% saturation and 54.9% 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 13.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.6444

Complementary

  1. #ded73a
  2. #3a41de

Split complementary

  1. #ded73a
  2. #3a93de
  3. #853ade

Analogous

  1. #de853a
  2. #ded73a
  3. #93de3a

Triadic

  1. #ded73a
  2. #3aded7
  3. #d73ade

Tetradic

  1. #ded73a
  2. #41de3a
  3. #3a41de
  4. #d73ade

Square

  1. #ded73a
  2. #3ade85
  3. #3a41de
  4. #de3a93

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6912
  2. #aea81d
  3. #ded73a
  4. #e9e47c
  5. #f4f2bd

Shades

#ded73a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded73a
  2. #c8c234
  3. #b2ac2e
  4. #9b9729
  5. #858123
  6. #6f6c1d
  7. #595617
  8. #434111
  9. #2c2b0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded73a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded73a
  2. #e1db4e
  3. #e5df61
  4. #e8e375
  5. #ebe789
  6. #efeb9d
  7. #f2efb0
  8. #f5f3c4
  9. #f8f7d8
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded73a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded73a
  2. #d5ce41
  3. #cbc648
  4. #c2bd4f
  5. #b8b456
  6. #afac5d
  7. #a6a364
  8. #9c9a6b
  9. #939172
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d4aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cf18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd546 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d229 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d642 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cf97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ded73a {
  color: #ded73a;
}
Background
.bg-ded73a {
  background-color: #ded73a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded73a {
  border: 2px solid #ded73a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded73a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 215 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded73a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded73a, #93de3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded73a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 215 58 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.56 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.00 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.67 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.37 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.39 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.49 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.81 #2128c5 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ded73a  rgb(222, 215, 58)  hsl(57, 71%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3a41de  rgb(58, 65, 222)  hsl(237, 71%, 55%)  Iris
#3aded7  rgb(58, 222, 215)  hsl(177, 71%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#d73ade  rgb(215, 58, 222)  hsl(297, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid