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#DCD640

#dcd640 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd640 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 70.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.69°, with 69.03% saturation and 55.69% 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 13.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6368

Complementary

  1. #dcd640
  2. #4046dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd640
  2. #4094dc
  3. #8840dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8840
  2. #dcd640
  3. #94dc40

Triadic

  1. #dcd640
  2. #40dcd6
  3. #d640dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd640
  2. #46dc40
  3. #4046dc
  4. #d640dc

Square

  1. #dcd640
  2. #40dc88
  3. #4046dc
  4. #dc4094

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6b14
  2. #afaa20
  3. #dcd640
  4. #e8e481
  5. #f4f2c1

Shades

#dcd640 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd640
  2. #c6c13a
  3. #b0ab33
  4. #9a962d
  5. #848026
  6. #6e6b20
  7. #58561a
  8. #424013
  9. #2c2b0d
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd640 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd640
  2. #e0da53
  3. #e3de66
  4. #e7e279
  5. #eae68c
  6. #eeeba0
  7. #f1efb3
  8. #f5f3c6
  9. #f8f7d9
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd640 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd640
  2. #d3cd46
  3. #cac54d
  4. #c0bc53
  5. #b7b45a
  6. #aeab60
  7. #a5a266
  8. #9c9a6d
  9. #929173
  10. #89897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8ce25 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd44b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc8b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d132 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d547 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ce97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd640 {
  color: #dcd640;
}
Background
.bg-dcd640 {
  background-color: #dcd640;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd640 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd640;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd640;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd640 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd640, #94dc40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd640 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 64 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.16 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.47 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.94 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.29 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.99 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.20 #2329bf Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd640  rgb(220, 214, 64)  hsl(58, 69%, 56%)  Dandelion
#4046dc  rgb(64, 70, 220)  hsl(238, 69%, 56%)  Iris
#40dcd6  rgb(64, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 69%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#d640dc  rgb(214, 64, 220)  hsl(298, 69%, 56%)  Medium Orchid