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#FFDD42

#ffdd42 ≈ Banana Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffdd42 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 86.67% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 74.12% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 49.21°, with 100% saturation and 62.94% 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 15.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Banana Yellow (#ffe135), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.7337

Complementary

  1. #ffdd42
  2. #4264ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffdd42
  2. #42c2ff
  3. #7f42ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7f42
  2. #ffdd42
  3. #c2ff42

Triadic

  1. #ffdd42
  2. #42ffdd
  3. #dd42ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffdd42
  2. #64ff42
  3. #4264ff
  4. #dd42ff

Square

  1. #ffdd42
  2. #42ff7f
  3. #4264ff
  4. #ff42c2

Monochromatic

  1. #a88a00
  2. #f4c900
  3. #ffdd42
  4. #ffeb8e
  5. #fff9db

Shades

#ffdd42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffdd42
  2. #e6c73b
  3. #ccb135
  4. #b39b2e
  5. #998528
  6. #806f21
  7. #66581a
  8. #4d4214
  9. #332c0d
  10. #1a1607
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffdd42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffdd42
  2. #ffe055
  3. #ffe468
  4. #ffe77b
  5. #ffeb8e
  6. #ffeea1
  7. #fff1b3
  8. #fff5c6
  9. #fff8d9
  10. #fffcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffdd42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffdd42
  2. #f2d448
  3. #e6ca4e
  4. #d9c155
  5. #ccb85b
  6. #c0af61
  7. #b3a567
  8. #a69c6d
  9. #999374
  10. #8d897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecdeb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d825 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce34c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffccbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8da33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fde148 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd39c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffdd42 {
  color: #ffdd42;
}
Background
.bg-ffdd42 {
  background-color: #ffdd42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffdd42 {
  border: 2px solid #ffdd42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffdd42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 221 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffdd42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffdd42, #c2ff42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffdd42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 221 66 / 0.35);
}

#ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 1.77 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 2.35 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 2.96 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 2.96 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.00 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.67 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.68 #0022bd Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Banana Yellow
#ffdd42  rgb(255, 221, 66)  hsl(49, 100%, 63%)  Banana Yellow
#4264ff  rgb(66, 100, 255)  hsl(229, 100%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#42ffdd  rgb(66, 255, 221)  hsl(169, 100%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#dd42ff  rgb(221, 66, 255)  hsl(289, 100%, 63%)  Fuchsia