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#DEDE4E

#dede4e ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dede4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 87.06% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 14.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.89.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6832

Complementary

  1. #dede4e
  2. #4e4ede

Split complementary

  1. #dede4e
  2. #4e96de
  3. #964ede

Analogous

  1. #de964e
  2. #dede4e
  3. #96de4e

Triadic

  1. #dede4e
  2. #4edede
  3. #de4ede

Tetradic

  1. #dede4e
  2. #4ede4e
  3. #4e4ede
  4. #de4ede

Square

  1. #dede4e
  2. #4ede96
  3. #4e4ede
  4. #de4e96

Monochromatic

  1. #7c7c17
  2. #bcbc23
  3. #dede4e
  4. #eaea8e
  5. #f6f6cf

Shades

#dede4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dede4e
  2. #c8c846
  3. #b2b23e
  4. #9b9b37
  5. #85852f
  6. #6f6f27
  7. #59591f
  8. #434317
  9. #2c2c10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dede4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dede4e
  2. #e1e160
  3. #e5e571
  4. #e8e883
  5. #ebeb95
  6. #efefa7
  7. #f2f2b8
  8. #f5f5ca
  9. #f8f8dc
  10. #fcfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dede4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dede4e
  2. #d5d553
  3. #cbcb58
  4. #c2c25d
  5. #b8b862
  6. #afaf67
  7. #a6a66c
  8. #9c9c71
  9. #939376
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dadab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd53a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1da58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edd0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d943 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eadb54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d6a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dede4e {
  color: #dede4e;
}
Background
.bg-dede4e {
  background-color: #dede4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dede4e {
  border: 2px solid #dede4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dede4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 222 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dede4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dede4e, #96de4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dede4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 222 78 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.89 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.80 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.43 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.75 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.51 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.04 #2121b1 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Pear
#dede4e  rgb(222, 222, 78)  hsl(60, 69%, 59%)  Pear
#4e4ede  rgb(78, 78, 222)  hsl(240, 69%, 59%)  Iris
#4edede  rgb(78, 222, 222)  hsl(180, 69%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#de4ede  rgb(222, 78, 222)  hsl(300, 69%, 59%)  Fuchsia