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#DBD72A

#dbd72a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd72a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 84.31% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.83% magenta, 80.82% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 58.64°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 13.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6383

Complementary

  1. #dbd72a
  2. #2a2edb

Split complementary

  1. #dbd72a
  2. #2a87db
  3. #7e2adb

Analogous

  1. #db7e2a
  2. #dbd72a
  3. #87db2a

Triadic

  1. #dbd72a
  2. #2adbd7
  3. #d72adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd72a
  2. #2edb2a
  3. #2a2edb
  4. #d72adb

Square

  1. #dbd72a
  2. #2adb7e
  3. #2a2edb
  4. #db2a87

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5b10
  2. #9e9b1b
  3. #dbd72a
  4. #e6e36b
  5. #f1f0ad

Shades

#dbd72a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd72a
  2. #c5c226
  3. #afac22
  4. #99971d
  5. #838119
  6. #6e6c15
  7. #585611
  8. #42410d
  9. #2c2b08
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd72a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd72a
  2. #dfdb3f
  3. #e2df55
  4. #e6e36a
  5. #e9e77f
  6. #edeb95
  7. #f1efaa
  8. #f4f3bf
  9. #f8f7d4
  10. #fbfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd72a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd72a
  2. #d2ce33
  3. #c9c63b
  4. #c0bd44
  5. #b7b44c
  6. #aeac55
  7. #a4a35e
  8. #9b9a66
  9. #92916f
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d3a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9ce00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd43b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d209 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d535 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5ce94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd72a {
  color: #dbd72a;
}
Background
.bg-dbd72a {
  background-color: #dbd72a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd72a {
  border: 2px solid #dbd72a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd72a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 215 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd72a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd72a, #87db2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd72a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 215 42 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.76 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.14 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.30 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.82 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.46 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.67 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.97 #2428d5 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dbd72a  rgb(219, 215, 42)  hsl(59, 71%, 51%)  Dandelion
#2a2edb  rgb(42, 46, 219)  hsl(239, 71%, 51%)  Blue
#2adbd7  rgb(42, 219, 215)  hsl(179, 71%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#d72adb  rgb(215, 42, 219)  hsl(299, 71%, 51%)  Medium Orchid