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#DEE472

#dee472 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dee472 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 89.41% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 63.16°, with 67.86% saturation and 67.06% 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 15.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.7223

Complementary

  1. #dee472
  2. #7872e4

Split complementary

  1. #dee472
  2. #72a5e4
  3. #b172e4

Analogous

  1. #e4b172
  2. #dee472
  3. #a5e472

Triadic

  1. #dee472
  2. #72dee4
  3. #e472de

Tetradic

  1. #dee472
  2. #72e478
  3. #7872e4
  4. #e472de

Square

  1. #dee472
  2. #72e4b1
  3. #7872e4
  4. #e472a5

Monochromatic

  1. #989f1e
  2. #cfd832
  3. #dee472
  4. #edf0b2
  5. #fbfcee

Shades

#dee472 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dee472
  2. #c8cd67
  3. #b2b65b
  4. #9ba050
  5. #858944
  6. #6f7239
  7. #595b2e
  8. #434422
  9. #2c2e17
  10. #16170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dee472 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dee472
  2. #e1e780
  3. #e5e98e
  4. #e8ec9c
  5. #ebefaa
  6. #eff2b9
  7. #f2f4c7
  8. #f5f7d5
  9. #f8fae3
  10. #fcfcf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dee472 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dee472
  2. #d5da73
  3. #cbd075
  4. #c2c676
  5. #b8bc78
  6. #afb279
  7. #a6a87a
  8. #9c9e7c
  9. #93947d
  10. #898a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dde0bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3db67 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3df78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebd8ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebdf6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebe176 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ddae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dee472 {
  color: #dee472;
}
Background
.bg-dee472 {
  background-color: #dee472;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dee472 {
  border: 2px solid #dee472;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dee472;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 228 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 68% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dee472 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dee472, #a5e472);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dee472 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 228 114 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.63 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.18 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.94 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.00 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.01 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.82 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.90 #211b8d Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Straw
#dee472  rgb(222, 228, 114)  hsl(63, 68%, 67%)  Straw
#7872e4  rgb(120, 114, 228)  hsl(243, 68%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#72dee4  rgb(114, 222, 228)  hsl(183, 68%, 67%)  Electric Blue
#e472de  rgb(228, 114, 222)  hsl(303, 68%, 67%)  Orchid