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#DCD83A

#dcd83a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd83a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 73.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.52°, with 69.83% saturation and 54.51% 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 13.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.6463

Complementary

  1. #dcd83a
  2. #3a3edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd83a
  2. #3a8fdc
  3. #873adc

Analogous

  1. #dc873a
  2. #dcd83a
  3. #8fdc3a

Triadic

  1. #dcd83a
  2. #3adcd8
  3. #d83adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd83a
  2. #3edc3a
  3. #3a3edc
  4. #d83adc

Square

  1. #dcd83a
  2. #3adc87
  3. #3a3edc
  4. #dc3a8f

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6813
  2. #aba81e
  3. #dcd83a
  4. #e8e57b
  5. #f3f2bc

Shades

#dcd83a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd83a
  2. #c6c234
  3. #b0ad2e
  4. #9a9729
  5. #848223
  6. #6e6c1d
  7. #585617
  8. #424111
  9. #2c2b0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd83a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd83a
  2. #e0dc4e
  3. #e3e061
  4. #e7e475
  5. #eae889
  6. #eeec9d
  7. #f1efb0
  8. #f5f3c4
  9. #f8f7d8
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd83a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd83a
  2. #d3cf41
  3. #cac648
  4. #c0be4f
  5. #b7b556
  6. #aeac5d
  7. #a5a364
  8. #9c9a6b
  9. #929272
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d5ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacf17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd546 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccaba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d329 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d642 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d097 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd83a {
  color: #dcd83a;
}
Background
.bg-dcd83a {
  background-color: #dcd83a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd83a {
  border: 2px solid #dcd83a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd83a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd83a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd83a, #8fdc3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd83a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 58 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.92 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.63 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.67 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.72 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.54 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.84 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.97 #2327c5 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd83a  rgb(220, 216, 58)  hsl(59, 70%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3a3edc  rgb(58, 62, 220)  hsl(239, 70%, 55%)  Ocean Blue
#3adcd8  rgb(58, 220, 216)  hsl(179, 70%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#d83adc  rgb(216, 58, 220)  hsl(299, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid