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#DCD838

#dcd838 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd838 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 74.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.54°, with 70.09% saturation and 54.12% 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 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.6461

Complementary

  1. #dcd838
  2. #383cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd838
  2. #388edc
  3. #8638dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8638
  2. #dcd838
  3. #8edc38

Triadic

  1. #dcd838
  2. #38dcd8
  3. #d838dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd838
  2. #3cdc38
  3. #383cdc
  4. #d838dc

Square

  1. #dcd838
  2. #38dc86
  3. #383cdc
  4. #dc388e

Monochromatic

  1. #696712
  2. #aaa61e
  3. #dcd838
  4. #e7e579
  5. #f3f2ba

Shades

#dcd838 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd838
  2. #c6c232
  3. #b0ad2d
  4. #9a9727
  5. #848222
  6. #6e6c1c
  7. #585616
  8. #424111
  9. #2c2b0b
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd838 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd838
  2. #e0dc4c
  3. #e3e060
  4. #e7e474
  5. #eae888
  6. #eeec9c
  7. #f1efaf
  8. #f5f3c3
  9. #f8f7d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd838 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd838
  2. #d3cf3f
  3. #cac646
  4. #c0be4e
  5. #b7b555
  6. #aeac5c
  7. #a5a363
  8. #9c9a6a
  9. #929272
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d5aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacf11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd545 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccaba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d326 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d640 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d097 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd838 {
  color: #dcd838;
}
Background
.bg-dcd838 {
  background-color: #dcd838;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd838 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd838;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd838;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd838 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd838, #8edc38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd838 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 56 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.85 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.55 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.62 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.67 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.67 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.86 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.89 #2327c7 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd838  rgb(220, 216, 56)  hsl(59, 70%, 54%)  Dandelion
#383cdc  rgb(56, 60, 220)  hsl(239, 70%, 54%)  Persian Blue
#38dcd8  rgb(56, 220, 216)  hsl(179, 70%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#d838dc  rgb(216, 56, 220)  hsl(299, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid