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#DED740

#ded740 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded740 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.15% magenta, 71.17% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.34°, with 70.54% saturation and 56.08% 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 13.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.645

Complementary

  1. #ded740
  2. #4047de

Split complementary

  1. #ded740
  2. #4096de
  3. #8840de

Analogous

  1. #de8840
  2. #ded740
  3. #96de40

Triadic

  1. #ded740
  2. #40ded7
  3. #d740de

Tetradic

  1. #ded740
  2. #47de40
  3. #4047de
  4. #d740de

Square

  1. #ded740
  2. #40de88
  3. #4047de
  4. #de4096

Monochromatic

  1. #716d14
  2. #b3ac1f
  3. #ded740
  4. #e9e581
  5. #f5f2c2

Shades

#ded740 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded740
  2. #c8c23a
  3. #b2ac33
  4. #9b972d
  5. #858126
  6. #6f6c20
  7. #59561a
  8. #434113
  9. #2c2b0d
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded740 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded740
  2. #e1db53
  3. #e5df66
  4. #e8e379
  5. #ebe78c
  6. #efeba0
  7. #f2efb3
  8. #f5f3c6
  9. #f8f7d9
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded740 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded740
  2. #d5ce46
  3. #cbc64d
  4. #c2bd53
  5. #b8b45a
  6. #afac60
  7. #a6a366
  8. #9c9a6d
  9. #939173
  10. #89897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d4ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cf25 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd54b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d232 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d647 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cf98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded740 {
  color: #ded740;
}
Background
.bg-ded740 {
  background-color: #ded740;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded740 {
  border: 2px solid #ded740;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded740;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 215 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 71% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded740 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded740, #96de40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded740 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 215 64 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.79 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.28 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.94 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.41 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.63 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.94 #2128bf Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ded740  rgb(222, 215, 64)  hsl(57, 71%, 56%)  Dandelion
#4047de  rgb(64, 71, 222)  hsl(237, 71%, 56%)  Iris
#40ded7  rgb(64, 222, 215)  hsl(177, 71%, 56%)  Bright Turquoise
#d740de  rgb(215, 64, 222)  hsl(297, 71%, 56%)  Medium Orchid