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#DCD722

#dcd722 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd722 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 84.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.39°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 13.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6393

Complementary

  1. #dcd722
  2. #2227dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd722
  2. #2284dc
  3. #7a22dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7a22
  2. #dcd722
  3. #84dc22

Triadic

  1. #dcd722
  2. #22dcd7
  3. #d722dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd722
  2. #27dc22
  3. #2227dc
  4. #d722dc

Square

  1. #dcd722
  2. #22dc7a
  3. #2227dc
  4. #dc2284

Monochromatic

  1. #57550e
  2. #9a9618
  3. #dcd722
  4. #e7e364
  5. #f1efa6

Shades

#dcd722 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd722
  2. #c6c21f
  3. #b0ac1b
  4. #9a9718
  5. #848114
  6. #6e6c11
  7. #58560e
  8. #42410a
  9. #2c2b07
  10. #161603
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd722 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd722
  2. #e0db38
  3. #e3df4e
  4. #e7e364
  5. #eae77a
  6. #eeeb91
  7. #f1efa7
  8. #f5f3bd
  9. #f8f7d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd722 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd722
  2. #d3ce2b
  3. #cac635
  4. #c0bd3e
  5. #b7b448
  6. #aeac51
  7. #a5a35a
  8. #9c9a64
  9. #92916d
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.79:1 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 #edd435 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d52f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ce93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd722 {
  color: #dcd722;
}
Background
.bg-dcd722 {
  background-color: #dcd722;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd722 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd722;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd722;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 215 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd722 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd722, #84dc22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd722 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 215 34 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.51 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.80 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.00 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.12 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.37 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.69 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.70 #2328dd Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd722  rgb(220, 215, 34)  hsl(58, 73%, 50%)  Dandelion
#2227dc  rgb(34, 39, 220)  hsl(238, 73%, 50%)  Blue
#22dcd7  rgb(34, 220, 215)  hsl(178, 73%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#d722dc  rgb(215, 34, 220)  hsl(298, 73%, 50%)  Medium Orchid