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#DCDD4E

#dcdd4e ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcdd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 86.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 60.42°, with 67.77% saturation and 58.63% 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 14.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6748

Complementary

  1. #dcdd4e
  2. #4f4edd

Split complementary

  1. #dcdd4e
  2. #4e95dd
  3. #974edd

Analogous

  1. #dd974e
  2. #dcdd4e
  3. #95dd4e

Triadic

  1. #dcdd4e
  2. #4edcdd
  3. #dd4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdd4e
  2. #4edd4f
  3. #4f4edd
  4. #dd4edc

Square

  1. #dcdd4e
  2. #4edd97
  3. #4f4edd
  4. #dd4e95

Monochromatic

  1. #7a7a18
  2. #babb24
  3. #dcdd4e
  4. #e9e98e
  5. #f5f6ce

Shades

#dcdd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdd4e
  2. #c6c746
  3. #b0b13e
  4. #9a9b37
  5. #84852f
  6. #6e6f27
  7. #58581f
  8. #424217
  9. #2c2c10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdd4e
  2. #e0e060
  3. #e3e471
  4. #e7e783
  5. #eaeb95
  6. #eeeea7
  7. #f1f1b8
  8. #f5f5ca
  9. #f8f8dc
  10. #fcfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdd4e
  2. #d3d453
  3. #caca58
  4. #c0c15d
  5. #b7b862
  6. #aeaf67
  7. #a5a56c
  8. #9c9c71
  9. #929376
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d9b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed43a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d957 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebd0c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d843 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8da54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d59f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdd4e {
  color: #dcdd4e;
}
Background
.bg-dcdd4e {
  background-color: #dcdd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdd4e {
  border: 2px solid #dcdd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 221 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdd4e, #95dd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 221 78 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.78 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.82 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.13 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.73 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.08 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.67 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.89 #2322b1 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pear
#dcdd4e  rgb(220, 221, 78)  hsl(60, 68%, 59%)  Pear
#4f4edd  rgb(79, 78, 221)  hsl(240, 68%, 59%)  Iris
#4edcdd  rgb(78, 220, 221)  hsl(180, 68%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#dd4edc  rgb(221, 78, 220)  hsl(300, 68%, 59%)  Fuchsia