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#DDEC00

#ddec00 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddec00 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 63.81°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 16.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7536

Complementary

  1. #ddec00
  2. #0f00ec

Split complementary

  1. #ddec00
  2. #0067ec
  3. #8500ec

Analogous

  1. #ec8500
  2. #ddec00
  3. #67ec00

Triadic

  1. #ddec00
  2. #00ddec
  3. #ec00dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddec00
  2. #00ec0f
  3. #0f00ec
  4. #ec00dd

Square

  1. #ddec00
  2. #00ec85
  3. #0f00ec
  4. #ec0067

Monochromatic

  1. #4e5300
  2. #959f00
  3. #ddec00
  4. #f2ff39
  5. #f7ff86

Shades

#ddec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddec00
  2. #c7d400
  3. #b1bd00
  4. #9ba500
  5. #858e00
  6. #6f7600
  7. #585e00
  8. #424700
  9. #2c2f00
  10. #161800
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddec00
  2. #e0ee1a
  3. #e4f033
  4. #e7f24d
  5. #ebf466
  6. #eef680
  7. #f1f799
  8. #f5f9b3
  9. #f8fbcc
  10. #fcfde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddec00
  2. #d4e10d
  3. #cad61a
  4. #c1cc26
  5. #b8c133
  6. #afb640
  7. #a5ab4d
  8. #9ca05a
  9. #939666
  10. #898b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e1e1e1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfe6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee32e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edddc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1e723 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7e3a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddec00 {
  color: #ddec00;
}
Background
.bg-ddec00 {
  background-color: #ddec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddec00 {
  border: 2px solid #ddec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddec00, #67ec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.32 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.17 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.45 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.77 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.37 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 5.62 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 5.81 #2213ff Inverted #e1e1e1 Grayscale 

Pear
#ddec00  rgb(221, 236, 0)  hsl(64, 100%, 46%)  Pear
#0f00ec  rgb(15, 0, 236)  hsl(244, 100%, 46%)  Blue
#00ddec  rgb(0, 221, 236)  hsl(184, 100%, 46%)  Dark Turquoise
#ec00dd  rgb(236, 0, 221)  hsl(304, 100%, 46%)  Fuchsia