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#DCD622

#dcd622 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd622 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.92% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 84.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.06°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6342

Complementary

  1. #dcd622
  2. #2228dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd622
  2. #2285dc
  3. #7922dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7922
  2. #dcd622
  3. #85dc22

Triadic

  1. #dcd622
  2. #22dcd6
  3. #d622dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd622
  2. #28dc22
  3. #2228dc
  4. #d622dc

Square

  1. #dcd622
  2. #22dc79
  3. #2228dc
  4. #dc2285

Monochromatic

  1. #57550e
  2. #9a9618
  3. #dcd622
  4. #e7e364
  5. #f1efa6

Shades

#dcd622 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd622
  2. #c6c11f
  3. #b0ab1b
  4. #9a9618
  5. #848014
  6. #6e6b11
  7. #58560e
  8. #42400a
  9. #2c2b07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd622 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd622
  2. #e0da38
  3. #e3de4e
  4. #e7e264
  5. #eae67a
  6. #eeeb91
  7. #f1efa7
  8. #f5f3bd
  9. #f8f7d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd622 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd622
  2. #d3cd2b
  3. #cac535
  4. #c0bc3e
  5. #b7b448
  6. #aeab51
  7. #a5a25a
  8. #9c9a64
  9. #92916d
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d3a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd335 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d42f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cd93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd622 {
  color: #dcd622;
}
Background
.bg-dcd622 {
  background-color: #dcd622;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd622 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd622;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd622;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd622 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd622, #85dc22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd622 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 34 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.53 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.54 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.15 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.39 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.47 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.61 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.75 #2329dd Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd622  rgb(220, 214, 34)  hsl(58, 73%, 50%)  Dandelion
#2228dc  rgb(34, 40, 220)  hsl(238, 73%, 50%)  Blue
#22dcd6  rgb(34, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 73%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#d622dc  rgb(214, 34, 220)  hsl(298, 73%, 50%)  Medium Orchid