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#DEDA23

#deda23 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#deda23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 85.49% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.8% magenta, 84.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 58.72°, with 73.91% saturation and 50.39% 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 14.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6579

Complementary

  1. #deda23
  2. #2327de

Split complementary

  1. #deda23
  2. #2384de
  3. #7d23de

Analogous

  1. #de7d23
  2. #deda23
  3. #84de23

Triadic

  1. #deda23
  2. #23deda
  3. #da23de

Tetradic

  1. #deda23
  2. #27de23
  3. #2327de
  4. #da23de

Square

  1. #deda23
  2. #23de7d
  3. #2327de
  4. #de2384

Monochromatic

  1. #5a590e
  2. #9d9a18
  3. #deda23
  4. #e8e566
  5. #f2f0a8

Shades

#deda23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deda23
  2. #c8c420
  3. #b2ae1c
  4. #9b9919
  5. #858315
  6. #6f6d12
  7. #59570e
  8. #43410b
  9. #2c2c07
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#deda23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deda23
  2. #e1de39
  3. #e5e14f
  4. #e8e565
  5. #ebe97b
  6. #efed91
  7. #f2f0a7
  8. #f5f4bd
  9. #f8f8d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deda23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deda23
  2. #d5d12c
  3. #cbc836
  4. #c2bf3f
  5. #b8b648
  6. #afad52
  7. #a6a45b
  8. #9c9b64
  9. #93926d
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d6aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d737 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efcbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d830 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d195 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deda23 {
  color: #deda23;
}
Background
.bg-deda23 {
  background-color: #deda23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deda23 {
  border: 2px solid #deda23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deda23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 218 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deda23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deda23, #84de23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deda23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 218 35 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.21 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.45 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.75 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.87 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.19 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.61 #2125dc Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#deda23  rgb(222, 218, 35)  hsl(59, 74%, 50%)  Dandelion
#2327de  rgb(35, 39, 222)  hsl(239, 74%, 50%)  Blue
#23deda  rgb(35, 222, 218)  hsl(179, 74%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#da23de  rgb(218, 35, 222)  hsl(299, 74%, 50%)  Medium Orchid