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#DEDB2C

#dedb2c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dedb2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 85.88% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.35% magenta, 80.18% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 58.99°, with 72.95% saturation and 52.16% 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 14.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6637

Complementary

  1. #dedb2c
  2. #2c2fde

Split complementary

  1. #dedb2c
  2. #2c88de
  3. #822cde

Analogous

  1. #de822c
  2. #dedb2c
  3. #88de2c

Triadic

  1. #dedb2c
  2. #2cdedb
  3. #db2cde

Tetradic

  1. #dedb2c
  2. #2fde2c
  3. #2c2fde
  4. #db2cde

Square

  1. #dedb2c
  2. #2cde82
  3. #2c2fde
  4. #de2c88

Monochromatic

  1. #62600f
  2. #a4a21a
  3. #dedb2c
  4. #e8e66e
  5. #f3f2b0

Shades

#dedb2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedb2c
  2. #c8c528
  3. #b2af23
  4. #9b991f
  5. #85831a
  6. #6f6e16
  7. #595812
  8. #43420d
  9. #2c2c09
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedb2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedb2c
  2. #e1df41
  3. #e5e256
  4. #e8e66b
  5. #ebe980
  6. #efed96
  7. #f2f1ab
  8. #f5f4c0
  9. #f8f8d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedb2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedb2c
  2. #d5d234
  3. #cbc93d
  4. #c2c045
  5. #b8b74e
  6. #afae56
  7. #a6a45e
  8. #9c9b67
  9. #93926f
  10. #898978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d7ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d73d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeccbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d60c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d937 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d297 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedb2c {
  color: #dedb2c;
}
Background
.bg-dedb2c {
  background-color: #dedb2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedb2c {
  border: 2px solid #dedb2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedb2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 219 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedb2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedb2c, #88de2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedb2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 219 44 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.34 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.61 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.38 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.60 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.01 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.33 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.41 #2124d3 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dedb2c  rgb(222, 219, 44)  hsl(59, 73%, 52%)  Dandelion
#2c2fde  rgb(44, 47, 222)  hsl(239, 73%, 52%)  Blue
#2cdedb  rgb(44, 222, 219)  hsl(179, 73%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#db2cde  rgb(219, 44, 222)  hsl(299, 73%, 52%)  Medium Orchid