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#DCD825

#dcd825 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd825 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 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 83.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.69°, with 72.33% saturation and 50.39% 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 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.6446

Complementary

  1. #dcd825
  2. #2529dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd825
  2. #2584dc
  3. #7c25dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7c25
  2. #dcd825
  3. #84dc25

Triadic

  1. #dcd825
  2. #25dcd8
  3. #d825dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd825
  2. #29dc25
  3. #2529dc
  4. #d825dc

Square

  1. #dcd825
  2. #25dc7c
  3. #2529dc
  4. #dc2584

Monochromatic

  1. #5a580e
  2. #9c9919
  3. #dcd825
  4. #e7e467
  5. #f1f0a9

Shades

#dcd825 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd825
  2. #c6c221
  3. #b0ad1e
  4. #9a971a
  5. #848216
  6. #6e6c13
  7. #58560f
  8. #42410b
  9. #2c2b07
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd825 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd825
  2. #e0dc3b
  3. #e3e051
  4. #e7e466
  5. #eae87c
  6. #eeec92
  7. #f1efa8
  8. #f5f3be
  9. #f8f7d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd825 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd825
  2. #d3cf2e
  3. #cac637
  4. #c0be40
  5. #b7b549
  6. #aeac53
  7. #a5a35c
  8. #9c9a65
  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 #d6d4a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebcf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd538 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d631 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cf94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd825 {
  color: #dcd825;
}
Background
.bg-dcd825 {
  background-color: #dcd825;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd825 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd825;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd825;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd825 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd825, #84dc25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd825 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 37 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.54 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.94 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.10 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.82 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.34 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.66 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.73 #2327da Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd825  rgb(220, 216, 37)  hsl(59, 72%, 50%)  Dandelion
#2529dc  rgb(37, 41, 220)  hsl(239, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#25dcd8  rgb(37, 220, 216)  hsl(179, 72%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#d825dc  rgb(216, 37, 220)  hsl(299, 72%, 50%)  Medium Orchid