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#DEDC41

#dedc41 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dedc41 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 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 70.72% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 59.24°, with 70.4% saturation and 56.27% 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 14.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.671

Complementary

  1. #dedc41
  2. #4143de

Split complementary

  1. #dedc41
  2. #4191de
  3. #8d41de

Analogous

  1. #de8d41
  2. #dedc41
  3. #91de41

Triadic

  1. #dedc41
  2. #41dedc
  3. #dc41de

Tetradic

  1. #dedc41
  2. #43de41
  3. #4143de
  4. #dc41de

Square

  1. #dedc41
  2. #41de8d
  3. #4143de
  4. #de4191

Monochromatic

  1. #727114
  2. #b3b11f
  3. #dedc41
  4. #e9e882
  5. #f5f4c3

Shades

#dedc41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedc41
  2. #c8c63b
  3. #b2b034
  4. #9b9a2e
  5. #858427
  6. #6f6e21
  7. #59581a
  8. #434214
  9. #2c2c0d
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedc41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedc41
  2. #e1e054
  3. #e5e367
  4. #e8e77a
  5. #ebea8d
  6. #efeea0
  7. #f2f1b3
  8. #f5f5c6
  9. #f8f8d9
  10. #fcfcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedc41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedc41
  2. #d5d347
  3. #cbca4e
  4. #c2c054
  5. #b8b75a
  6. #afae61
  7. #a6a567
  8. #9c9c6d
  9. #939273
  10. #89897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d8ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed325 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d84d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d732 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9da48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d49b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedc41 {
  color: #dedc41;
}
Background
.bg-dedc41 {
  background-color: #dedc41;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedc41 {
  border: 2px solid #dedc41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedc41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 220 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedc41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedc41, #91de41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedc41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 220 65 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.96 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.05 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.57 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.41 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.45 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.01 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.75 #2123be Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dedc41  rgb(222, 220, 65)  hsl(59, 70%, 56%)  Dandelion
#4143de  rgb(65, 67, 222)  hsl(239, 70%, 56%)  Iris
#41dedc  rgb(65, 222, 220)  hsl(179, 70%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc41de  rgb(220, 65, 222)  hsl(299, 70%, 56%)  Medium Orchid