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#dde538

a balanced, electric yellow · cool · closest name: yellow

RGB
221, 229, 56
HSL
63°, 77%, 56%
CMYK
4, 0, 76, 10
Luminance
0.7170

Every format

HEX#dde538
RGBrgb(221, 229, 56)
HSLhsl(63, 77%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 76%, 10%)
LABlab(87.8 -22.1 76.9)
LCHlch(87.8 80.0 106.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.887 0.182 112.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #dde538;
background-color: #dde538;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dde538] bg-[#dde538]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dde538;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.898, blue: 0.220)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#dde538")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#dde538 on white: 1.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#dde538 on black: 15.34:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green89.8%
Blue22.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan3.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow75.5%
Key (black)10.2%

Color previews

#dde538 text on a black background

contrast 15.34:1

Card sample

#dde538 text on a white background

contrast 1.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #dde538;
Background color
Panel with #dde538 background
background-color: #dde538;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dde538;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 229, 56, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 229, 56, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dde538;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dde538, #6AE538);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #dde538

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #dde538 in the Color Lab