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#DCD731

#dcd731 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd731 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 77.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.25°, with 70.95% saturation and 52.75% 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 13.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6404

Complementary

  1. #dcd731
  2. #3136dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd731
  2. #318bdc
  3. #8231dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8231
  2. #dcd731
  3. #8bdc31

Triadic

  1. #dcd731
  2. #31dcd7
  3. #d731dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd731
  2. #36dc31
  3. #3136dc
  4. #d731dc

Square

  1. #dcd731
  2. #31dc82
  3. #3136dc
  4. #dc318b

Monochromatic

  1. #636111
  2. #a5a11c
  3. #dcd731
  4. #e7e472
  5. #f2f0b4

Shades

#dcd731 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd731
  2. #c6c22c
  3. #b0ac27
  4. #9a9722
  5. #84811d
  6. #6e6c19
  7. #585614
  8. #42410f
  9. #2c2b0a
  10. #161605
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd731 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd731
  2. #e0db46
  3. #e3df5a
  4. #e7e36f
  5. #eae783
  6. #eeeb98
  7. #f1efad
  8. #f5f3c1
  9. #f8f7d6
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd731 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd731
  2. #d3ce39
  3. #cac641
  4. #c0bd49
  5. #b7b451
  6. #aeac59
  7. #a5a360
  8. #9c9a68
  9. #929170
  10. #898978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d4a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9ce00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd43f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d21a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d53a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ce95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd731 {
  color: #dcd731;
}
Background
.bg-dcd731 {
  background-color: #dcd731;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd731 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd731;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd731;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 215 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd731 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd731, #8bdc31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd731 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 215 49 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.68 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.10 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.43 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.03 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.73 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.81 #2328ce Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd731  rgb(220, 215, 49)  hsl(58, 71%, 53%)  Dandelion
#3136dc  rgb(49, 54, 220)  hsl(238, 71%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#31dcd7  rgb(49, 220, 215)  hsl(178, 71%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#d731dc  rgb(215, 49, 220)  hsl(298, 71%, 53%)  Medium Orchid