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#DEDE48

#dede48 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dede48 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 87.06% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.57% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 14.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6824

Complementary

  1. #dede48
  2. #4848de

Split complementary

  1. #dede48
  2. #4893de
  3. #9348de

Analogous

  1. #de9348
  2. #dede48
  3. #93de48

Triadic

  1. #dede48
  2. #48dede
  3. #de48de

Tetradic

  1. #dede48
  2. #48de48
  3. #4848de
  4. #de48de

Square

  1. #dede48
  2. #48de93
  3. #4848de
  4. #de4893

Monochromatic

  1. #777716
  2. #b8b821
  3. #dede48
  4. #eaea89
  5. #f5f5ca

Shades

#dede48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dede48
  2. #c8c841
  3. #b2b23a
  4. #9b9b32
  5. #85852b
  6. #6f6f24
  7. #59591d
  8. #434316
  9. #2c2c0e
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#dede48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dede48
  2. #e1e15a
  3. #e5e56d
  4. #e8e87f
  5. #ebeb91
  6. #efefa4
  7. #f2f2b6
  8. #f5f5c8
  9. #f8f8da
  10. #fcfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dede48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dede48
  2. #d5d54e
  3. #cbcb53
  4. #c2c259
  5. #b8b85e
  6. #afaf64
  7. #a6a66a
  8. #9c9c6f
  9. #939375
  10. #89897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dadab0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd531 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1da53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edd0c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d93b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eadb4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d69e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dede48 {
  color: #dede48;
}
Background
.bg-dede48 {
  background-color: #dede48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dede48 {
  border: 2px solid #dede48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dede48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 222 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dede48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dede48, #93de48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dede48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 222 72 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.69 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.47 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.23 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.71 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.22 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.03 #2121b7 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Pear
#dede48  rgb(222, 222, 72)  hsl(60, 69%, 58%)  Pear
#4848de  rgb(72, 72, 222)  hsl(240, 69%, 58%)  Iris
#48dede  rgb(72, 222, 222)  hsl(180, 69%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#de48de  rgb(222, 72, 222)  hsl(300, 69%, 58%)  Fuchsia