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#DCD70C

#dcd70c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd70c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 94.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.56°, with 89.66% saturation and 45.49% 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 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.6384

Complementary

  1. #dcd70c
  2. #0c11dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd70c
  2. #0c79dc
  3. #6f0cdc

Analogous

  1. #dc6f0c
  2. #dcd70c
  3. #79dc0c

Triadic

  1. #dcd70c
  2. #0cdcd7
  3. #d70cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd70c
  2. #11dc0c
  3. #0c11dc
  4. #d70cdc

Square

  1. #dcd70c
  2. #0cdc6f
  3. #0c11dc
  4. #dc0c79

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4904
  2. #939008
  3. #dcd70c
  4. #f5f040
  5. #f9f688

Shades

#dcd70c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd70c
  2. #c6c20b
  3. #b0ac0a
  4. #9a9708
  5. #848107
  6. #6e6c06
  7. #585605
  8. #424104
  9. #2c2b02
  10. #161601
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd70c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd70c
  2. #e0db24
  3. #e3df3d
  4. #e7e355
  5. #eae76d
  6. #eeeb86
  7. #f1ef9e
  8. #f5f3b6
  9. #f8f7ce
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd70c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd70c
  2. #d3ce18
  3. #cac623
  4. #c0bd2f
  5. #b7b43a
  6. #aeac46
  7. #a5a352
  8. #9c9a5d
  9. #929169
  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 #d6d3a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd42b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d522 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ce92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd70c {
  color: #dcd70c;
}
Background
.bg-dcd70c {
  background-color: #dcd70c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd70c {
  border: 2px solid #dcd70c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd70c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 215 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd70c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd70c, #79dc0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd70c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 215 12 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.52 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.67 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.73 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.37 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.13 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.44 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.68 #2328f3 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd70c  rgb(220, 215, 12)  hsl(59, 90%, 45%)  Dandelion
#0c11dc  rgb(12, 17, 220)  hsl(239, 90%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#0cdcd7  rgb(12, 220, 215)  hsl(179, 90%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#d70cdc  rgb(215, 12, 220)  hsl(299, 90%, 45%)  Medium Orchid