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#DEDBB9

#dedbb9 ≈ Pearl

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dedbb9 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 85.88% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.35% magenta, 16.67% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.14°, with 35.92% saturation and 79.8% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pearl (#eae0c8), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.697

Complementary

  1. #dedbb9
  2. #b9bcde

Split complementary

  1. #dedbb9
  2. #b9cede
  3. #c8b9de

Analogous

  1. #dec8b9
  2. #dedbb9
  3. #cedeb9

Triadic

  1. #dedbb9
  2. #b9dedb
  3. #dbb9de

Tetradic

  1. #dedbb9
  2. #bcdeb9
  3. #b9bcde
  4. #dbb9de

Square

  1. #dedbb9
  2. #b9dec8
  3. #b9bcde
  4. #deb9ce

Monochromatic

  1. #ada551
  2. #c5c085
  3. #dedbb9
  4. #f7f6ed
  5. #f8f8f1

Shades

#dedbb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedbb9
  2. #c8c5a7
  3. #b2af94
  4. #9b9982
  5. #85836f
  6. #6f6e5d
  7. #59584a
  8. #434238
  9. #2c2c25
  10. #161613
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedbb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedbb9
  2. #e1dfc0
  3. #e5e2c7
  4. #e8e6ce
  5. #ebe9d5
  6. #efeddc
  7. #f2f1e3
  8. #f5f4ea
  9. #f8f8f1
  10. #fcfbf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedbb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedbb9
  2. #d5d2b3
  3. #cbc9ae
  4. #c2c0a8
  5. #b8b7a2
  6. #afae9d
  7. #a6a497
  8. #9c9b91
  9. #93928b
  10. #898986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbdacd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d8b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3daba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4d6d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d9b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1dbba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2d8c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedbb9 {
  color: #dedbb9;
}
Background
.bg-dedbb9 {
  background-color: #dedbb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedbb9 {
  border: 2px solid #dedbb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedbb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 219 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedbb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedbb9, #cedeb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedbb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 219 185 / 0.35);
}

#eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 5.29 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 6.34 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 6.42 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.50 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 6.75 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.07 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 7.12 #212446 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Pearl
#dedbb9  rgb(222, 219, 185)  hsl(55, 36%, 80%)  Pearl
#b9bcde  rgb(185, 188, 222)  hsl(235, 36%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#b9dedb  rgb(185, 222, 219)  hsl(175, 36%, 80%)  Powder Blue
#dbb9de  rgb(219, 185, 222)  hsl(295, 36%, 80%)  Thistle