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#DED83C

#ded83c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ded83c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 84.71% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.7% magenta, 72.97% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 57.78°, 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 13.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6497

Complementary

  1. #ded83c
  2. #3c42de

Split complementary

  1. #ded83c
  2. #3c93de
  3. #873cde

Analogous

  1. #de873c
  2. #ded83c
  3. #93de3c

Triadic

  1. #ded83c
  2. #3cded8
  3. #d83cde

Tetradic

  1. #ded83c
  2. #42de3c
  3. #3c42de
  4. #d83cde

Square

  1. #ded83c
  2. #3cde87
  3. #3c42de
  4. #de3c93

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6b13
  2. #b0aa1e
  3. #ded83c
  4. #e9e57d
  5. #f4f2bf

Shades

#ded83c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ded83c
  2. #c8c236
  3. #b2ad30
  4. #9b972a
  5. #858224
  6. #6f6c1e
  7. #595618
  8. #434112
  9. #2c2b0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ded83c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ded83c
  2. #e1dc50
  3. #e5e063
  4. #e8e477
  5. #ebe88a
  6. #efec9e
  7. #f2efb1
  8. #f5f3c5
  9. #f8f7d8
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ded83c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ded83c
  2. #d5cf43
  3. #cbc64a
  4. #c2be50
  5. #b8b557
  6. #afac5e
  7. #a6a365
  8. #9c9a6c
  9. #939272
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d5ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead01c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd548 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecaba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d32c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d643 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ded83c {
  color: #ded83c;
}
Background
.bg-ded83c {
  background-color: #ded83c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ded83c {
  border: 2px solid #ded83c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ded83c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 216 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ded83c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ded83c, #93de3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ded83c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 216 60 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.61 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.31 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.63 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.09 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.32 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.64 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.76 #2127c3 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ded83c  rgb(222, 216, 60)  hsl(58, 71%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3c42de  rgb(60, 66, 222)  hsl(238, 71%, 55%)  Iris
#3cded8  rgb(60, 222, 216)  hsl(178, 71%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#d83cde  rgb(216, 60, 222)  hsl(298, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid