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#DCD724

#dcd724 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd724 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 83.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.37°, with 72.44% saturation and 50.2% 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 3.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6394

Complementary

  1. #dcd724
  2. #2429dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd724
  2. #2485dc
  3. #7b24dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7b24
  2. #dcd724
  3. #85dc24

Triadic

  1. #dcd724
  2. #24dcd7
  3. #d724dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd724
  2. #29dc24
  3. #2429dc
  4. #d724dc

Square

  1. #dcd724
  2. #24dc7b
  3. #2429dc
  4. #dc2485

Monochromatic

  1. #59570e
  2. #9b9719
  3. #dcd724
  4. #e7e366
  5. #f1efa8

Shades

#dcd724 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd724
  2. #c6c220
  3. #b0ac1d
  4. #9a9719
  5. #848116
  6. #6e6c12
  7. #58560e
  8. #42410b
  9. #2c2b07
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd724 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd724
  2. #e0db3a
  3. #e3df50
  4. #e7e366
  5. #eae77c
  6. #eeeb92
  7. #f1efa7
  8. #f5f3bd
  9. #f8f7d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd724 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd724
  2. #d3ce2d
  3. #cac636
  4. #c0bd40
  5. #b7b449
  6. #aeac52
  7. #a5a35b
  8. #9c9a64
  9. #92916e
  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 #edd437 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d530 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ce94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd724 {
  color: #dcd724;
}
Background
.bg-dcd724 {
  background-color: #dcd724;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd724 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd724;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd724;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 215 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd724 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd724, #85dc24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd724 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 215 36 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.52 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.83 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.04 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.10 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.41 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.71 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.72 #2328db Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd724  rgb(220, 215, 36)  hsl(58, 72%, 50%)  Dandelion
#2429dc  rgb(36, 41, 220)  hsl(238, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#24dcd7  rgb(36, 220, 215)  hsl(178, 72%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#d724dc  rgb(215, 36, 220)  hsl(298, 72%, 50%)  Medium Orchid