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#DCD706

#dcd706 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd706 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.31% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 97.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.6°, with 94.69% saturation and 44.31% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.6383

Complementary

  1. #dcd706
  2. #060bdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd706
  2. #0676dc
  3. #6c06dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6c06
  2. #dcd706
  3. #76dc06

Triadic

  1. #dcd706
  2. #06dcd7
  3. #d706dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd706
  2. #0bdc06
  3. #060bdc
  4. #d706dc

Square

  1. #dcd706
  2. #06dc6c
  3. #060bdc
  4. #dc0676

Monochromatic

  1. #474502
  2. #928e04
  3. #dcd706
  4. #f9f535
  5. #fcf97f

Shades

#dcd706 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd706
  2. #c6c205
  3. #b0ac05
  4. #9a9704
  5. #848104
  6. #6e6c03
  7. #585602
  8. #424102
  9. #2c2b01
  10. #161601
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd706 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd706
  2. #e0db1f
  3. #e3df38
  4. #e7e351
  5. #eae76a
  6. #eeeb83
  7. #f1ef9b
  8. #f5f3b4
  9. #f8f7cd
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd706 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd706
  2. #d3ce12
  3. #cac61e
  4. #c0bd2b
  5. #b7b437
  6. #aeac43
  7. #a5a34f
  8. #9c9a5b
  9. #929168
  10. #898974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d3a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd429 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d520 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ce91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd706 {
  color: #dcd706;
}
Background
.bg-dcd706 {
  background-color: #dcd706;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd706 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd706;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd706;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 215 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 95% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd706 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd706, #76dc06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd706 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 215 6 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.53 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.66 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.69 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.42 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.09 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.41 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.68 #2328f9 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd706  rgb(220, 215, 6)  hsl(59, 95%, 44%)  Dandelion
#060bdc  rgb(6, 11, 220)  hsl(239, 95%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#06dcd7  rgb(6, 220, 215)  hsl(179, 95%, 44%)  Bright Turquoise
#d706dc  rgb(215, 6, 220)  hsl(299, 95%, 44%)  Electric Purple