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#DEDC48

#dedc48 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dedc48 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 67.57% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 59.2°, with 69.44% saturation and 57.65% 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 14.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6718

Complementary

  1. #dedc48
  2. #484ade

Split complementary

  1. #dedc48
  2. #4895de
  3. #9148de

Analogous

  1. #de9148
  2. #dedc48
  3. #95de48

Triadic

  1. #dedc48
  2. #48dedc
  3. #dc48de

Tetradic

  1. #dedc48
  2. #4ade48
  3. #484ade
  4. #dc48de

Square

  1. #dedc48
  2. #48de91
  3. #484ade
  4. #de4895

Monochromatic

  1. #777616
  2. #b8b621
  3. #dedc48
  4. #eae889
  5. #f5f5ca

Shades

#dedc48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedc48
  2. #c8c641
  3. #b2b03a
  4. #9b9a32
  5. #85842b
  6. #6f6e24
  7. #59581d
  8. #434216
  9. #2c2c0e
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedc48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedc48
  2. #e1e05a
  3. #e5e36d
  4. #e8e77f
  5. #ebea91
  6. #efeea4
  7. #f2f1b6
  8. #f5f5c8
  9. #f8f8da
  10. #fcfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedc48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedc48
  2. #d5d34e
  3. #cbca53
  4. #c2c059
  5. #b8b75e
  6. #afae64
  7. #a6a56a
  8. #9c9c6f
  9. #939275
  10. #89897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d8af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed331 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d852 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d73c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9da4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d49d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedc48 {
  color: #dedc48;
}
Background
.bg-dedc48 {
  background-color: #dedc48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedc48 {
  border: 2px solid #dedc48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedc48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 220 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedc48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedc48, #95de48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedc48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 220 72 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.18 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.29 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.90 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.04 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.76 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.01 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.13 #2123b7 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pear
#dedc48  rgb(222, 220, 72)  hsl(59, 69%, 58%)  Pear
#484ade  rgb(72, 74, 222)  hsl(239, 69%, 58%)  Iris
#48dedc  rgb(72, 222, 220)  hsl(179, 69%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc48de  rgb(220, 72, 222)  hsl(299, 69%, 58%)  Medium Orchid