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#DEAD11 Deadly Mustard

#DEAD11 is a light, vivid yellow named Deadly Mustard. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 67.8% green and 6.7% blue (rgb(222, 173, 17)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 86% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 92% yellow and 13% black. #DEAD11 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.09:1.

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Variations of #DEAD11

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DEAD11 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DEAD11 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEAD11 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CFB920
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4AC00
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCAE00
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CFB920
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3B518
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F29C94
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E5A668
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFB29E

#DEAD11 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.08:1 Very poor#DEAD11 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.09:1 Very good#DEAD11 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEAD11 in CSS

/* Deadly Mustard */
.color { color: #DEAD11; }
.background { background-color: #DEAD11; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEAD11; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 173 17);
color: hsl(46 86% 47%);
color: oklch(0.771 0.155 87.6);

#DEAD11 FAQ

What color is #DEAD11?

#DEAD11 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Deadly Mustard. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DEAD11?

#DEAD11 is rgb(222, 173, 17) in RGB, hsl(46, 86%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 22%, 92%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEAD11?

The complementary color of #DEAD11 is #1142DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEAD11?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEAD11: 10.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEAD11 a warm or cool color?

#DEAD11 is a warm color.