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#DAD617

#dad617 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dad617 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 83.92% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.83% magenta, 89.45% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 58.77°, with 80.91% saturation and 47.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.6306

Complementary

  1. #dad617
  2. #171bda

Split complementary

  1. #dad617
  2. #177cda
  3. #7417da

Analogous

  1. #da7417
  2. #dad617
  3. #7cda17

Triadic

  1. #dad617
  2. #17dad6
  3. #d617da

Tetradic

  1. #dad617
  2. #1bda17
  3. #171bda
  4. #d617da

Square

  1. #dad617
  2. #17da74
  3. #171bda
  4. #da177c

Monochromatic

  1. #504e08
  2. #959210
  3. #dad617
  4. #ede951
  5. #f4f296

Shades

#dad617 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad617
  2. #c4c115
  3. #aeab12
  4. #999610
  5. #83800e
  6. #6d6b0c
  7. #575609
  8. #414007
  9. #2c2b05
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad617 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad617
  2. #deda2e
  3. #e1de45
  4. #e5e25d
  5. #e9e674
  6. #edeb8b
  7. #f0efa2
  8. #f4f3b9
  9. #f8f7d1
  10. #fbfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad617 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad617
  2. #d1cd22
  3. #c8c52c
  4. #bfbc37
  5. #b6b441
  6. #adab4c
  7. #a4a256
  8. #9b9a61
  9. #92916b
  10. #898976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd32f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d428 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cd92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad617 {
  color: #dad617;
}
Background
.bg-dad617 {
  background-color: #dad617;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad617 {
  border: 2px solid #dad617;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad617;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 214 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad617 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad617, #7cda17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad617 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 214 23 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.85 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.87 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.15 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.13 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.57 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.89 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.01 #2529e8 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dad617  rgb(218, 214, 23)  hsl(59, 81%, 47%)  Dandelion
#171bda  rgb(23, 27, 218)  hsl(239, 81%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#17dad6  rgb(23, 218, 214)  hsl(179, 81%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#d617da  rgb(214, 23, 218)  hsl(299, 81%, 47%)  Medium Orchid