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#DCD643

#dcd643 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd643 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 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 69.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.65°, with 68.61% saturation and 56.27% 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 4.3.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6371

Complementary

  1. #dcd643
  2. #4349dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd643
  2. #4395dc
  3. #8943dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8943
  2. #dcd643
  3. #95dc43

Triadic

  1. #dcd643
  2. #43dcd6
  3. #d643dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd643
  2. #49dc43
  3. #4349dc
  4. #d643dc

Square

  1. #dcd643
  2. #43dc89
  3. #4349dc
  4. #dc4395

Monochromatic

  1. #716d15
  2. #b1ac21
  3. #dcd643
  4. #e8e483
  5. #f4f2c4

Shades

#dcd643 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd643
  2. #c6c13c
  3. #b0ab36
  4. #9a962f
  5. #848028
  6. #6e6b22
  7. #58561b
  8. #424014
  9. #2c2b0d
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd643 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd643
  2. #e0da56
  3. #e3de69
  4. #e7e27b
  5. #eae68e
  6. #eeeba1
  7. #f1efb4
  8. #f5f3c7
  9. #f8f7d9
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd643 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd643
  2. #d3cd49
  3. #cac54f
  4. #c0bc55
  5. #b7b45b
  6. #aeab62
  7. #a5a268
  8. #9c9a6e
  9. #929174
  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 #d5d3ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8ce2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd44d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc8b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d136 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d549 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ce98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd643 {
  color: #dcd643;
}
Background
.bg-dcd643 {
  background-color: #dcd643;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd643 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd643;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd643;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd643 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd643, #95dc43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd643 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 67 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.30 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.71 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.34 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.47 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.07 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.20 #2329bc Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd643  rgb(220, 214, 67)  hsl(58, 69%, 56%)  Dandelion
#4349dc  rgb(67, 73, 220)  hsl(238, 69%, 56%)  Iris
#43dcd6  rgb(67, 220, 214)  hsl(178, 69%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#d643dc  rgb(214, 67, 220)  hsl(298, 69%, 56%)  Medium Orchid