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#DCD637

#dcd637 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd637 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 75% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.82°, with 70.21% saturation and 53.92% 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 13.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6358

Complementary

  1. #dcd637
  2. #373ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd637
  2. #378fdc
  3. #8437dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8437
  2. #dcd637
  3. #8fdc37

Triadic

  1. #dcd637
  2. #37dcd6
  3. #d637dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd637
  2. #3ddc37
  3. #373ddc
  4. #d637dc

Square

  1. #dcd637
  2. #37dc84
  3. #373ddc
  4. #dc378f

Monochromatic

  1. #686512
  2. #a9a41e
  3. #dcd637
  4. #e7e378
  5. #f3f1b9

Shades

#dcd637 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd637
  2. #c6c132
  3. #b0ab2c
  4. #9a9627
  5. #848021
  6. #6e6b1c
  7. #585616
  8. #424011
  9. #2c2b0b
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd637 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd637
  2. #e0da4b
  3. #e3de5f
  4. #e7e273
  5. #eae687
  6. #eeeb9b
  7. #f1efaf
  8. #f5f3c3
  9. #f8f7d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd637 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd637
  2. #d3cd3e
  3. #cac546
  4. #c0bc4d
  5. #b7b454
  6. #aeab5c
  7. #a5a263
  8. #9c9a6a
  9. #929171
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d3a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8ce10 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd344 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d125 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d43f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ce96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd637 {
  color: #dcd637;
}
Background
.bg-dcd637 {
  background-color: #dcd637;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd637 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd637;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd637;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd637 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd637, #8fdc37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd637 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 55 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.84 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.06 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.82 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.24 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.59 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.80 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.03 #2329c8 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd637  rgb(220, 214, 55)  hsl(58, 70%, 54%)  Dandelion
#373ddc  rgb(55, 61, 220)  hsl(238, 70%, 54%)  Persian Blue
#37dcd6  rgb(55, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 70%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#d637dc  rgb(214, 55, 220)  hsl(298, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid