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#DEE659

#dee659 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dee659 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 90.2% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.3% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 63.4°, with 73.82% saturation and 62.55% 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 15.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.7284

Complementary

  1. #dee659
  2. #6159e6

Split complementary

  1. #dee659
  2. #5998e6
  3. #a759e6

Analogous

  1. #e6a759
  2. #dee659
  3. #98e659

Triadic

  1. #dee659
  2. #59dee6
  3. #e659de

Tetradic

  1. #dee659
  2. #59e661
  3. #6159e6
  4. #e659de

Square

  1. #dee659
  2. #59e6a7
  3. #6159e6
  4. #e65998

Monochromatic

  1. #899016
  2. #c9d320
  3. #dee659
  4. #ebf09b
  5. #f8fade

Shades

#dee659 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dee659
  2. #c8cf50
  3. #b2b847
  4. #9ba13e
  5. #858a35
  6. #6f732d
  7. #595c24
  8. #43451b
  9. #2c2e12
  10. #161709
  11. #000000

Tints

#dee659 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dee659
  2. #e1e96a
  3. #e5eb7a
  4. #e8ee8b
  5. #ebf09b
  6. #eff3ac
  7. #f2f5bd
  8. #f5f8cd
  9. #f8fade
  10. #fcfdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dee659 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dee659
  2. #d5dc5d
  3. #cbd261
  4. #c2c765
  5. #b8bd69
  6. #afb36d
  7. #a6a970
  8. #9c9f74
  9. #939478
  10. #898a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dee1b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6dc48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7df62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecd9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ede04f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ede25f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7dea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dee659 {
  color: #dee659;
}
Background
.bg-dee659 {
  background-color: #dee659;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dee659 {
  border: 2px solid #dee659;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dee659;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 230 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 74% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dee659 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dee659, #98e659);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dee659 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 230 89 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.31 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.27 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.96 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.97 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.09 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.53 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.61 #2119a6 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Pear
#dee659  rgb(222, 230, 89)  hsl(63, 74%, 63%)  Pear
#6159e6  rgb(97, 89, 230)  hsl(243, 74%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#59dee6  rgb(89, 222, 230)  hsl(183, 74%, 63%)  Dark Turquoise
#e659de  rgb(230, 89, 222)  hsl(303, 74%, 63%)  Orchid