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#DCDC4E

#dcdc4e ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcdc4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 86.27% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 66.98% saturation and 58.43% 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 14.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.6695

Complementary

  1. #dcdc4e
  2. #4e4edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcdc4e
  2. #4e95dc
  3. #954edc

Analogous

  1. #dc954e
  2. #dcdc4e
  3. #95dc4e

Triadic

  1. #dcdc4e
  2. #4edcdc
  3. #dc4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdc4e
  2. #4edc4e
  3. #4e4edc
  4. #dc4edc

Square

  1. #dcdc4e
  2. #4edc95
  3. #4e4edc
  4. #dc4e95

Monochromatic

  1. #797918
  2. #b9b925
  3. #dcdc4e
  4. #e9e98e
  5. #f5f5ce

Shades

#dcdc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdc4e
  2. #c6c646
  3. #b0b03e
  4. #9a9a37
  5. #84842f
  6. #6e6e27
  7. #58581f
  8. #424217
  9. #2c2c10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdc4e
  2. #e0e060
  3. #e3e371
  4. #e7e783
  5. #eaea95
  6. #eeeea7
  7. #f1f1b8
  8. #f5f5ca
  9. #f8f8dc
  10. #fcfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdc4e
  2. #d3d353
  3. #caca58
  4. #c0c05d
  5. #b7b762
  6. #aeae67
  7. #a5a56c
  8. #9c9c71
  9. #929276
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d8b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd33a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd857 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcfbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d743 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8da54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d49e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdc4e {
  color: #dcdc4e;
}
Background
.bg-dcdc4e {
  background-color: #dcdc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdc4e {
  border: 2px solid #dcdc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 220 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdc4e, #95dc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 220 78 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.02 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.63 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.05 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.76 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.22 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.46 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.03 #2323b1 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pear
#dcdc4e  rgb(220, 220, 78)  hsl(60, 67%, 58%)  Pear
#4e4edc  rgb(78, 78, 220)  hsl(240, 67%, 58%)  Iris
#4edcdc  rgb(78, 220, 220)  hsl(180, 67%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc4edc  rgb(220, 78, 220)  hsl(300, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid