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#DCD824

#dcd824 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd824 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 83.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.7°, 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 13.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6445

Complementary

  1. #dcd824
  2. #2428dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd824
  2. #2484dc
  3. #7c24dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7c24
  2. #dcd824
  3. #84dc24

Triadic

  1. #dcd824
  2. #24dcd8
  3. #d824dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd824
  2. #28dc24
  3. #2428dc
  4. #d824dc

Square

  1. #dcd824
  2. #24dc7c
  3. #2428dc
  4. #dc2484

Monochromatic

  1. #59570e
  2. #9b9819
  3. #dcd824
  4. #e7e466
  5. #f1f0a8

Shades

#dcd824 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd824
  2. #c6c220
  3. #b0ad1d
  4. #9a9719
  5. #848216
  6. #6e6c12
  7. #58560e
  8. #42410b
  9. #2c2b07
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd824 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd824
  2. #e0dc3a
  3. #e3e050
  4. #e7e466
  5. #eae87c
  6. #eeec92
  7. #f1efa7
  8. #f5f3bd
  9. #f8f7d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd824 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd824
  2. #d3cf2d
  3. #cac636
  4. #c0be40
  5. #b7b549
  6. #aeac52
  7. #a5a35b
  8. #9c9a64
  9. #92926e
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.89:1 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 #edd537 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d630 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cf94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd824 {
  color: #dcd824;
}
Background
.bg-dcd824 {
  background-color: #dcd824;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd824 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd824;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd824;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd824 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd824, #84dc24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd824 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 36 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.53 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.92 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.09 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.83 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.32 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.64 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.78 #2327db Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd824  rgb(220, 216, 36)  hsl(59, 72%, 50%)  Dandelion
#2428dc  rgb(36, 40, 220)  hsl(239, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#24dcd8  rgb(36, 220, 216)  hsl(179, 72%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#d824dc  rgb(216, 36, 220)  hsl(299, 72%, 50%)  Medium Orchid