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#DCD718

#dcd718 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd718 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 89.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.47°, with 80.33% saturation and 47.84% 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 13.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.6388

Complementary

  1. #dcd718
  2. #181ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd718
  2. #187fdc
  3. #7518dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7518
  2. #dcd718
  3. #7fdc18

Triadic

  1. #dcd718
  2. #18dcd7
  3. #d718dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd718
  2. #1ddc18
  3. #181ddc
  4. #d718dc

Square

  1. #dcd718
  2. #18dc75
  3. #181ddc
  4. #dc187f

Monochromatic

  1. #525009
  2. #979410
  3. #dcd718
  4. #ece854
  5. #f4f299

Shades

#dcd718 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd718
  2. #c6c216
  3. #b0ac13
  4. #9a9711
  5. #84810e
  6. #6e6c0c
  7. #58560a
  8. #424107
  9. #2c2b05
  10. #161602
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd718 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd718
  2. #e0db2f
  3. #e3df46
  4. #e7e35d
  5. #eae774
  6. #eeeb8c
  7. #f1efa3
  8. #f5f3ba
  9. #f8f7d1
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd718 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd718
  2. #d3ce22
  3. #cac62d
  4. #c0bd37
  5. #b7b442
  6. #aeac4c
  7. #a5a356
  8. #9c9a61
  9. #92916b
  10. #898976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d4a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd430 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d528 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ce92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd718 {
  color: #dcd718;
}
Background
.bg-dcd718 {
  background-color: #dcd718;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd718 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd718;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd718;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 215 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd718 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd718, #7fdc18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd718 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 215 24 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.50 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.71 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.83 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.25 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.23 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.54 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.68 #2328e7 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd718  rgb(220, 215, 24)  hsl(58, 80%, 48%)  Dandelion
#181ddc  rgb(24, 29, 220)  hsl(238, 80%, 48%)  Blue
#18dcd7  rgb(24, 220, 215)  hsl(178, 80%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise
#d718dc  rgb(215, 24, 220)  hsl(298, 80%, 48%)  Medium Orchid