ColorTool
Log in
#DCD625

#dcd625 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#dcd625 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 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 83.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.03°, with 72.33% saturation and 50.39% 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 13.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.6344

Complementary

  1. #dcd625
  2. #252bdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd625
  2. #2587dc
  3. #7a25dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7a25
  2. #dcd625
  3. #87dc25

Triadic

  1. #dcd625
  2. #25dcd6
  3. #d625dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd625
  2. #2bdc25
  3. #252bdc
  4. #d625dc

Square

  1. #dcd625
  2. #25dc7a
  3. #252bdc
  4. #dc2587

Monochromatic

  1. #5a570e
  2. #9c9719
  3. #dcd625
  4. #e7e267
  5. #f1efa9

Shades

#dcd625 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd625
  2. #c6c121
  3. #b0ab1e
  4. #9a961a
  5. #848016
  6. #6e6b13
  7. #58560f
  8. #42400b
  9. #2c2b07
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd625 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd625
  2. #e0da3b
  3. #e3de51
  4. #e7e266
  5. #eae67c
  6. #eeeb92
  7. #f1efa8
  8. #f5f3be
  9. #f8f7d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd625 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd625
  2. #d3cd2e
  3. #cac537
  4. #c0bc40
  5. #b7b449
  6. #aeab53
  7. #a5a25c
  8. #9c9a65
  9. #92916e
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.69:1 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 #ecd337 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d431 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cd93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dcd625 {
  color: #dcd625;
}
Background
.bg-dcd625 {
  background-color: #dcd625;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd625 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd625;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd625;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd625 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd625, #87dc25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd625 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 37 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.54 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.59 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.36 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.53 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.62 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.62 #2329da Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd625  rgb(220, 214, 37)  hsl(58, 72%, 50%)  Dandelion
#252bdc  rgb(37, 43, 220)  hsl(238, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#25dcd6  rgb(37, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 72%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#d625dc  rgb(214, 37, 220)  hsl(298, 72%, 50%)  Medium Orchid