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#DEDD4E

#dedd4e ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dedd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 86.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 59.58°, with 68.57% saturation and 58.82% 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 14.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6779

Complementary

  1. #dedd4e
  2. #4e4fde

Split complementary

  1. #dedd4e
  2. #4e97de
  3. #954ede

Analogous

  1. #de954e
  2. #dedd4e
  3. #97de4e

Triadic

  1. #dedd4e
  2. #4ededd
  3. #dd4ede

Tetradic

  1. #dedd4e
  2. #4fde4e
  3. #4e4fde
  4. #dd4ede

Square

  1. #dedd4e
  2. #4ede95
  3. #4e4fde
  4. #de4e97

Monochromatic

  1. #7c7b17
  2. #bcbb23
  3. #dedd4e
  4. #eae98e
  5. #f6f6cf

Shades

#dedd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedd4e
  2. #c8c746
  3. #b2b13e
  4. #9b9b37
  5. #85852f
  6. #6f6f27
  7. #59581f
  8. #434217
  9. #2c2c10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedd4e
  2. #e1e060
  3. #e5e471
  4. #e8e783
  5. #ebeb95
  6. #efeea7
  7. #f2f1b8
  8. #f5f5ca
  9. #f8f8dc
  10. #fcfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedd4e
  2. #d5d453
  3. #cbca58
  4. #c2c15d
  5. #b8b862
  6. #afaf67
  7. #a6a56c
  8. #9c9c71
  9. #939376
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad9b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed43a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d957 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcfc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d843 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9db54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d59f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedd4e {
  color: #dedd4e;
}
Background
.bg-dedd4e {
  background-color: #dedd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedd4e {
  border: 2px solid #dedd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 221 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedd4e, #97de4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 221 78 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.13 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.62 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.72 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.46 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.90 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.30 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.24 #2122b1 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Pear
#dedd4e  rgb(222, 221, 78)  hsl(60, 69%, 59%)  Pear
#4e4fde  rgb(78, 79, 222)  hsl(240, 69%, 59%)  Iris
#4ededd  rgb(78, 222, 221)  hsl(180, 69%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#dd4ede  rgb(221, 78, 222)  hsl(300, 69%, 59%)  Fuchsia