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#DCD81E

#dcd81e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd81e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.71% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 86.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.74°, with 76% saturation and 49.02% 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 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.6442

Complementary

  1. #dcd81e
  2. #1e22dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd81e
  2. #1e81dc
  3. #791edc

Analogous

  1. #dc791e
  2. #dcd81e
  3. #81dc1e

Triadic

  1. #dcd81e
  2. #1edcd8
  3. #d81edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd81e
  2. #22dc1e
  3. #1e22dc
  4. #d81edc

Square

  1. #dcd81e
  2. #1edc79
  3. #1e22dc
  4. #dc1e81

Monochromatic

  1. #55540c
  2. #999615
  3. #dcd81e
  4. #e9e65e
  5. #f2f0a1

Shades

#dcd81e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd81e
  2. #c6c21b
  3. #b0ad18
  4. #9a9715
  5. #848212
  6. #6e6c0f
  7. #58560c
  8. #424109
  9. #2c2b06
  10. #161603
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd81e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd81e
  2. #e0dc35
  3. #e3e04b
  4. #e7e462
  5. #eae878
  6. #eeec8f
  7. #f1efa5
  8. #f5f3bc
  9. #f8f7d2
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd81e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd81e
  2. #d3cf28
  3. #cac632
  4. #c0be3b
  5. #b7b545
  6. #aeac4f
  7. #a5a359
  8. #9c9a63
  9. #92926c
  10. #898976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d4a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebcf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd533 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d62c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cf94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd81e {
  color: #dcd81e;
}
Background
.bg-dcd81e {
  background-color: #dcd81e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd81e {
  border: 2px solid #dcd81e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd81e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 76% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd81e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd81e, #81dc1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd81e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 30 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.79 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.02 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.91 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.22 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.54 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.80 #2327e1 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd81e  rgb(220, 216, 30)  hsl(59, 76%, 49%)  Dandelion
#1e22dc  rgb(30, 34, 220)  hsl(239, 76%, 49%)  Blue
#1edcd8  rgb(30, 220, 216)  hsl(179, 76%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#d81edc  rgb(216, 30, 220)  hsl(299, 76%, 49%)  Medium Orchid