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#DEAA4E

#deaa4e ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#deaa4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 66.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.42% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 38.33°, with 68.57% saturation and 58.82% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.4483

Complementary

  1. #deaa4e
  2. #4e82de

Split complementary

  1. #deaa4e
  2. #4ecade
  3. #624ede

Analogous

  1. #de624e
  2. #deaa4e
  3. #cade4e

Triadic

  1. #deaa4e
  2. #4edeaa
  3. #aa4ede

Tetradic

  1. #deaa4e
  2. #82de4e
  3. #4e82de
  4. #aa4ede

Square

  1. #deaa4e
  2. #4ede62
  3. #4e82de
  4. #de4eca

Monochromatic

  1. #7c5717
  2. #bc8523
  3. #deaa4e
  4. #eac98e
  5. #f6e8cf

Shades

#deaa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deaa4e
  2. #c89946
  3. #b2883e
  4. #9b7737
  5. #85662f
  6. #6f5527
  7. #59441f
  8. #433317
  9. #2c2210
  10. #161108
  11. #000000

Tints

#deaa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deaa4e
  2. #e1b360
  3. #e5bb71
  4. #e8c483
  5. #ebcc95
  6. #efd5a7
  7. #f2ddb8
  8. #f5e6ca
  9. #f8eedc
  10. #fcf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deaa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deaa4e
  2. #d5a653
  3. #cba258
  4. #c29d5d
  5. #b89962
  6. #af9567
  7. #a6916c
  8. #9c8d71
  9. #938876
  10. #89847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5af95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfab44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb851 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f09b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccab48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b250 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9a17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deaa4e {
  color: #deaa4e;
}
Background
.bg-deaa4e {
  background-color: #deaa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deaa4e {
  border: 2px solid #deaa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deaa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 170 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deaa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deaa4e, #cade4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deaa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 170 78 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.23 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.73 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.32 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.86 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.40 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.60 #2155b1 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#deaa4e  rgb(222, 170, 78)  hsl(38, 69%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#4e82de  rgb(78, 130, 222)  hsl(218, 69%, 59%)  Tufts Blue
#4edeaa  rgb(78, 222, 170)  hsl(158, 69%, 59%)  Caribbean Green
#aa4ede  rgb(170, 78, 222)  hsl(278, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid