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#DCD720

#dcd720 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd720 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.31% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 85.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.4°, with 74.6% saturation and 49.41% 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 13.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6392

Complementary

  1. #dcd720
  2. #2025dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd720
  2. #2083dc
  3. #7920dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7920
  2. #dcd720
  3. #83dc20

Triadic

  1. #dcd720
  2. #20dcd7
  3. #d720dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd720
  2. #25dc20
  3. #2025dc
  4. #d720dc

Square

  1. #dcd720
  2. #20dc79
  3. #2025dc
  4. #dc2083

Monochromatic

  1. #56540d
  2. #999616
  3. #dcd720
  4. #e8e461
  5. #f2f0a3

Shades

#dcd720 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd720
  2. #c6c21d
  3. #b0ac1a
  4. #9a9716
  5. #848113
  6. #6e6c10
  7. #58560d
  8. #42410a
  9. #2c2b06
  10. #161603
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd720 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd720
  2. #e0db36
  3. #e3df4d
  4. #e7e363
  5. #eae779
  6. #eeeb90
  7. #f1efa6
  8. #f5f3bc
  9. #f8f7d2
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd720 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd720
  2. #d3ce2a
  3. #cac633
  4. #c0bd3d
  5. #b7b446
  6. #aeac50
  7. #a5a35a
  8. #9c9a63
  9. #92916d
  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 #d6d4a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd434 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d52d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ce93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd720 {
  color: #dcd720;
}
Background
.bg-dcd720 {
  background-color: #dcd720;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd720 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd720;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd720;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 215 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd720 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd720, #83dc20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd720 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 215 32 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.51 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.78 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.96 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.15 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.34 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.65 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.70 #2328df Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd720  rgb(220, 215, 32)  hsl(58, 75%, 49%)  Dandelion
#2025dc  rgb(32, 37, 220)  hsl(238, 75%, 49%)  Blue
#20dcd7  rgb(32, 220, 215)  hsl(178, 75%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#d720dc  rgb(215, 32, 220)  hsl(298, 75%, 49%)  Medium Orchid