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#DCD830

#dcd830 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd830 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 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 78.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.6°, with 71.07% saturation and 52.55% 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 13.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.6454

Complementary

  1. #dcd830
  2. #3034dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd830
  2. #308adc
  3. #8230dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8230
  2. #dcd830
  3. #8adc30

Triadic

  1. #dcd830
  2. #30dcd8
  3. #d830dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd830
  2. #34dc30
  3. #3034dc
  4. #d830dc

Square

  1. #dcd830
  2. #30dc82
  3. #3034dc
  4. #dc308a

Monochromatic

  1. #626011
  2. #a4a11c
  3. #dcd830
  4. #e7e471
  5. #f2f1b3

Shades

#dcd830 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd830
  2. #c6c22b
  3. #b0ad26
  4. #9a9722
  5. #84821d
  6. #6e6c18
  7. #585613
  8. #42410e
  9. #2c2b0a
  10. #161605
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd830 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd830
  2. #e0dc45
  3. #e3e059
  4. #e7e46e
  5. #eae883
  6. #eeec98
  7. #f1efac
  8. #f5f3c1
  9. #f8f7d6
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd830 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd830
  2. #d3cf38
  3. #cac640
  4. #c0be48
  5. #b7b550
  6. #aeac58
  7. #a5a360
  8. #9c9a68
  9. #929270
  10. #898978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d5a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd53f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d318 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d63a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cf96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd830 {
  color: #dcd830;
}
Background
.bg-dcd830 {
  background-color: #dcd830;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd830 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd830;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd830;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd830 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd830, #8adc30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd830 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 48 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.67 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.28 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.31 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.70 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.17 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.61 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.91 #2327cf Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd830  rgb(220, 216, 48)  hsl(59, 71%, 53%)  Dandelion
#3034dc  rgb(48, 52, 220)  hsl(239, 71%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#30dcd8  rgb(48, 220, 216)  hsl(179, 71%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#d830dc  rgb(216, 48, 220)  hsl(299, 71%, 53%)  Medium Orchid