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#DEDC38

#dedc38 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dedc38 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 86.27% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 74.77% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 59.28°, with 71.55% saturation and 54.51% 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 14.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.67

Complementary

  1. #dedc38
  2. #383ade

Split complementary

  1. #dedc38
  2. #388dde
  3. #8938de

Analogous

  1. #de8938
  2. #dedc38
  3. #8dde38

Triadic

  1. #dedc38
  2. #38dedc
  3. #dc38de

Tetradic

  1. #dedc38
  2. #3ade38
  3. #383ade
  4. #dc38de

Square

  1. #dedc38
  2. #38de89
  3. #383ade
  4. #de388d

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6a12
  2. #adab1d
  3. #dedc38
  4. #e9e87a
  5. #f4f3bb

Shades

#dedc38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedc38
  2. #c8c632
  3. #b2b02d
  4. #9b9a27
  5. #858422
  6. #6f6e1c
  7. #595816
  8. #434211
  9. #2c2c0b
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedc38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedc38
  2. #e1e04c
  3. #e5e360
  4. #e8e774
  5. #ebea88
  6. #efee9c
  7. #f2f1af
  8. #f5f5c3
  9. #f8f8d7
  10. #fcfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedc38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedc38
  2. #d5d33f
  3. #cbca46
  4. #c2c04e
  5. #b8b755
  6. #afae5c
  7. #a6a563
  8. #9c9c6a
  9. #939272
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d8ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed30e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d846 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d725 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9da41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d49a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedc38 {
  color: #dedc38;
}
Background
.bg-dedc38 {
  background-color: #dedc38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedc38 {
  border: 2px solid #dedc38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedc38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 220 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedc38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedc38, #8dde38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedc38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 220 56 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.65 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.02 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.05 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.14 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.00 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.09 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.35 #2123c7 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dedc38  rgb(222, 220, 56)  hsl(59, 72%, 55%)  Dandelion
#383ade  rgb(56, 58, 222)  hsl(239, 72%, 55%)  Persian Blue
#38dedc  rgb(56, 222, 220)  hsl(179, 72%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc38de  rgb(220, 56, 222)  hsl(299, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid