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#DEDC50

#dedc50 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dedc50 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 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 63.96% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 59.15°, with 68.27% saturation and 59.22% 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 14.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.673

Complementary

  1. #dedc50
  2. #5052de

Split complementary

  1. #dedc50
  2. #5099de
  3. #9550de

Analogous

  1. #de9550
  2. #dedc50
  3. #99de50

Triadic

  1. #dedc50
  2. #50dedc
  3. #dc50de

Tetradic

  1. #dedc50
  2. #52de50
  3. #5052de
  4. #dc50de

Square

  1. #dedc50
  2. #50de95
  3. #5052de
  4. #de5099

Monochromatic

  1. #7d7c18
  2. #bebc24
  3. #dedc50
  4. #eae990
  5. #f6f6d1

Shades

#dedc50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedc50
  2. #c8c648
  3. #b2b040
  4. #9b9a38
  5. #858430
  6. #6f6e28
  7. #595820
  8. #434218
  9. #2c2c10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedc50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedc50
  2. #e1e062
  3. #e5e373
  4. #e8e785
  5. #ebea96
  6. #efeea8
  7. #f2f1b9
  8. #f5f5cb
  9. #f8f8dc
  10. #fcfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedc50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedc50
  2. #d5d355
  3. #cbca5a
  4. #c2c05e
  5. #b8b763
  6. #afae68
  7. #a6a56d
  8. #9c9c72
  9. #939276
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d8b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd33d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd859 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcfbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d745 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9da56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d49f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedc50 {
  color: #dedc50;
}
Background
.bg-dedc50 {
  background-color: #dedc50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedc50 {
  border: 2px solid #dedc50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedc50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 220 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedc50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedc50, #99de50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedc50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 220 80 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.28 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.46 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.78 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.66 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.09 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.21 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.09 #2123af Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Straw
#dedc50  rgb(222, 220, 80)  hsl(59, 68%, 59%)  Straw
#5052de  rgb(80, 82, 222)  hsl(239, 68%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#50dedc  rgb(80, 222, 220)  hsl(179, 68%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc50de  rgb(220, 80, 222)  hsl(299, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid