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#DEDD38

#dedd38 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dedd38 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 86.67% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 74.77% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 59.64°, 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 14.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6753

Complementary

  1. #dedd38
  2. #3839de

Split complementary

  1. #dedd38
  2. #388cde
  3. #8a38de

Analogous

  1. #de8a38
  2. #dedd38
  3. #8cde38

Triadic

  1. #dedd38
  2. #38dedd
  3. #dd38de

Tetradic

  1. #dedd38
  2. #39de38
  3. #3839de
  4. #dd38de

Square

  1. #dedd38
  2. #38de8a
  3. #3839de
  4. #de388c

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6b12
  2. #adac1d
  3. #dedd38
  4. #e9e87a
  5. #f4f3bb

Shades

#dedd38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedd38
  2. #c8c732
  3. #b2b12d
  4. #9b9b27
  5. #858522
  6. #6f6f1c
  7. #595816
  8. #434211
  9. #2c2c0b
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedd38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedd38
  2. #e1e04c
  3. #e5e460
  4. #e8e774
  5. #ebeb88
  6. #efee9c
  7. #f2f1af
  8. #f5f5c3
  9. #f8f8d7
  10. #fcfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedd38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedd38
  2. #d5d43f
  3. #cbca46
  4. #c2c14e
  5. #b8b855
  6. #afaf5c
  7. #a6a563
  8. #9c9c6a
  9. #939372
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d9ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd40d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d946 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d725 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eadb41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d59a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedd38 {
  color: #dedd38;
}
Background
.bg-dedd38 {
  background-color: #dedd38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedd38 {
  border: 2px solid #dedd38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedd38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 221 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedd38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedd38, #8cde38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedd38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 221 56 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.75 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.78 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.01 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.39 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.94 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.13 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.32 #2122c7 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dedd38  rgb(222, 221, 56)  hsl(60, 72%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3839de  rgb(56, 57, 222)  hsl(240, 72%, 55%)  Persian Blue
#38dedd  rgb(56, 222, 221)  hsl(180, 72%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#dd38de  rgb(221, 56, 222)  hsl(300, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid