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#DAD538

#dad538 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dad538 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 83.53% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.29% magenta, 74.31% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 58.15°, with 68.64% saturation and 53.73% 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 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.6278

Complementary

  1. #dad538
  2. #383dda

Split complementary

  1. #dad538
  2. #388eda
  3. #8438da

Analogous

  1. #da8438
  2. #dad538
  3. #8eda38

Triadic

  1. #dad538
  2. #38dad5
  3. #d538da

Tetradic

  1. #dad538
  2. #3dda38
  3. #383dda
  4. #d538da

Square

  1. #dad538
  2. #38da84
  3. #383dda
  4. #da388e

Monochromatic

  1. #666313
  2. #a7a21f
  3. #dad538
  4. #e6e379
  5. #f2f0b9

Shades

#dad538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad538
  2. #c4c032
  3. #aeaa2d
  4. #999527
  5. #838022
  6. #6d6b1c
  7. #575516
  8. #414011
  9. #2c2b0b
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad538
  2. #ded94c
  3. #e1dd60
  4. #e5e274
  5. #e9e688
  6. #edea9c
  7. #f0eeaf
  8. #f4f2c3
  9. #f8f7d7
  10. #fbfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad538
  2. #d1cd3f
  3. #c8c446
  4. #bfbc4e
  5. #b6b355
  6. #adab5c
  7. #a4a263
  8. #9b9a6a
  9. #929172
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d2a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cd14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead244 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d027 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d340 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cd95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad538 {
  color: #dad538;
}
Background
.bg-dad538 {
  background-color: #dad538;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad538 {
  border: 2px solid #dad538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 213 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad538, #8eda38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 213 56 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.24 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.31 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.14 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.18 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.54 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.18 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.42 #252ac7 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dad538  rgb(218, 213, 56)  hsl(58, 69%, 54%)  Dandelion
#383dda  rgb(56, 61, 218)  hsl(238, 69%, 54%)  Persian Blue
#38dad5  rgb(56, 218, 213)  hsl(178, 69%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#d538da  rgb(213, 56, 218)  hsl(298, 69%, 54%)  Medium Orchid