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#DEE511

#dee511 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dee511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 89.8% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.58% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 61.98°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.7161

Complementary

  1. #dee511
  2. #1811e5

Split complementary

  1. #dee511
  2. #1174e5
  3. #8211e5

Analogous

  1. #e58211
  2. #dee511
  3. #74e511

Triadic

  1. #dee511
  2. #11dee5
  3. #e511de

Tetradic

  1. #dee511
  2. #11e518
  3. #1811e5
  4. #e511de

Square

  1. #dee511
  2. #11e582
  3. #1811e5
  4. #e51174

Monochromatic

  1. #545706
  2. #999e0c
  3. #dee511
  4. #edf250
  5. #f4f798

Shades

#dee511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dee511
  2. #c8ce0f
  3. #b2b70e
  4. #9ba00c
  5. #85890a
  6. #6f7309
  7. #595c07
  8. #434505
  9. #2c2e03
  10. #161702
  11. #000000

Tints

#dee511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dee511
  2. #e1e829
  3. #e5ea41
  4. #e8ed58
  5. #ebef70
  6. #eff288
  7. #f2f5a0
  8. #f5f7b8
  9. #f8facf
  10. #fcfce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dee511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dee511
  2. #d5db1c
  3. #cbd127
  4. #c2c732
  5. #b8bd3d
  6. #afb349
  7. #a6a854
  8. #9c9e5f
  9. #93946a
  10. #898a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dde0b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8da00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8de31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eed6c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eede00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eee127 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8dc9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dee511 {
  color: #dee511;
}
Background
.bg-dee511 {
  background-color: #dee511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dee511 {
  border: 2px solid #dee511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dee511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 229 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dee511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dee511, #74e511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dee511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 229 17 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.16 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.43 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.80 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.67 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.67 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 5.68 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.75 #211aee Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Pear
#dee511  rgb(222, 229, 17)  hsl(62, 86%, 48%)  Pear
#1811e5  rgb(24, 17, 229)  hsl(242, 86%, 48%)  Blue
#11dee5  rgb(17, 222, 229)  hsl(182, 86%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#e511de  rgb(229, 17, 222)  hsl(302, 86%, 48%)  Fuchsia