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#DEDC46

#dedc46 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dedc46 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 68.47% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 59.21°, with 69.72% saturation and 57.25% 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 14.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6716

Complementary

  1. #dedc46
  2. #4648de

Split complementary

  1. #dedc46
  2. #4694de
  3. #9046de

Analogous

  1. #de9046
  2. #dedc46
  3. #94de46

Triadic

  1. #dedc46
  2. #46dedc
  3. #dc46de

Tetradic

  1. #dedc46
  2. #48de46
  3. #4648de
  4. #dc46de

Square

  1. #dedc46
  2. #46de90
  3. #4648de
  4. #de4694

Monochromatic

  1. #767515
  2. #b7b521
  3. #dedc46
  4. #eae887
  5. #f5f5c8

Shades

#dedc46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedc46
  2. #c8c63f
  3. #b2b038
  4. #9b9a31
  5. #85842a
  6. #6f6e23
  7. #59581c
  8. #434215
  9. #2c2c0e
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedc46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedc46
  2. #e1e059
  3. #e5e36b
  4. #e8e77e
  5. #ebea90
  6. #efeea3
  7. #f2f1b5
  8. #f5f5c8
  9. #f8f8da
  10. #fcfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedc46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedc46
  2. #d5d34c
  3. #cbca52
  4. #c2c057
  5. #b8b75d
  6. #afae63
  7. #a6a569
  8. #9c9c6f
  9. #939274
  10. #89897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d8af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed32e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d851 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d739 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9da4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d49c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedc46 {
  color: #dedc46;
}
Background
.bg-dedc46 {
  background-color: #dedc46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedc46 {
  border: 2px solid #dedc46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedc46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 220 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 70% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedc46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedc46, #94de46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedc46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 220 70 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.13 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.19 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.90 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.05 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.66 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.00 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.01 #2123b9 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pear
#dedc46  rgb(222, 220, 70)  hsl(59, 70%, 57%)  Pear
#4648de  rgb(70, 72, 222)  hsl(239, 70%, 57%)  Iris
#46dedc  rgb(70, 222, 220)  hsl(179, 70%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc46de  rgb(220, 70, 222)  hsl(299, 70%, 57%)  Medium Orchid