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#DBD72C

#dbd72c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd72c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.83% magenta, 79.91% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 58.63°, with 70.85% saturation and 51.57% 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 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.6384

Complementary

  1. #dbd72c
  2. #2c30db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd72c
  2. #2c87db
  3. #802cdb

Analogous

  1. #db802c
  2. #dbd72c
  3. #87db2c

Triadic

  1. #dbd72c
  2. #2cdbd7
  3. #d72cdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd72c
  2. #30db2c
  3. #2c30db
  4. #d72cdb

Square

  1. #dbd72c
  2. #2cdb80
  3. #2c30db
  4. #db2c87

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5c10
  2. #9f9c1b
  3. #dbd72c
  4. #e6e36d
  5. #f1f0af

Shades

#dbd72c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd72c
  2. #c5c228
  3. #afac23
  4. #99971f
  5. #83811a
  6. #6e6c16
  7. #585612
  8. #42410d
  9. #2c2b09
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd72c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd72c
  2. #dfdb41
  3. #e2df56
  4. #e6e36b
  5. #e9e780
  6. #edeb96
  7. #f1efab
  8. #f4f3c0
  9. #f8f7d5
  10. #fbfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd72c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd72c
  2. #d2ce34
  3. #c9c63d
  4. #c0bd45
  5. #b7b44e
  6. #aeac56
  7. #a4a35e
  8. #9b9a67
  9. #92916f
  10. #898978
  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 #ecd43c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d20f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d536 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5ce95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd72c {
  color: #dbd72c;
}
Background
.bg-dbd72c {
  background-color: #dbd72c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd72c {
  border: 2px solid #dbd72c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd72c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 215 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd72c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd72c, #87db2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd72c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 215 44 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.78 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.18 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.35 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.72 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.99 #2428d3 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dbd72c  rgb(219, 215, 44)  hsl(59, 71%, 52%)  Dandelion
#2c30db  rgb(44, 48, 219)  hsl(239, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2cdbd7  rgb(44, 219, 215)  hsl(179, 71%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#d72cdb  rgb(215, 44, 219)  hsl(299, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid