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#DEDD99

#dedd99 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dedd99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 86.67% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 31.08% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 59.13°, with 51.11% saturation and 73.53% 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 14.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6954

Complementary

  1. #dedd99
  2. #999ade

Split complementary

  1. #dedd99
  2. #99bdde
  3. #bb99de

Analogous

  1. #debb99
  2. #dedd99
  3. #bdde99

Triadic

  1. #dedd99
  2. #99dedd
  3. #dd99de

Tetradic

  1. #dedd99
  2. #9ade99
  3. #999ade
  4. #dd99de

Square

  1. #dedd99
  2. #99debb
  3. #999ade
  4. #de99bd

Monochromatic

  1. #a8a636
  2. #cbca5f
  3. #dedd99
  4. #f1f0d3
  5. #fafaf0

Shades

#dedd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedd99
  2. #c8c78a
  3. #b2b17a
  4. #9b9b6b
  5. #85855c
  6. #6f6f4d
  7. #59583d
  8. #43422e
  9. #2c2c1f
  10. #16160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedd99
  2. #e1e0a3
  3. #e5e4ad
  4. #e8e7b8
  5. #ebebc2
  6. #efeecc
  7. #f2f1d6
  8. #f5f5e0
  9. #f8f8eb
  10. #fcfcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedd99
  2. #d5d497
  3. #cbca94
  4. #c2c192
  5. #b8b88f
  6. #afaf8d
  7. #a6a58a
  8. #9c9c88
  9. #939385
  10. #898983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbdbc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d894 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9db9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8d5cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4da96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5dc9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d8b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedd99 {
  color: #dedd99;
}
Background
.bg-dedd99 {
  background-color: #dedd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedd99 {
  border: 2px solid #dedd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 221 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 51% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedd99, #bdde99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 221 153 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.34 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.10 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.11 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.17 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.59 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.82 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.98 #212266 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dedd99  rgb(222, 221, 153)  hsl(59, 51%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#999ade  rgb(153, 154, 222)  hsl(239, 51%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99dedd  rgb(153, 222, 221)  hsl(179, 51%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#dd99de  rgb(221, 153, 222)  hsl(299, 51%, 74%)  Plum