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#DCD83D

#dcd83d ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd83d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 72.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.49°, with 69.43% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.02.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6466

Complementary

  1. #dcd83d
  2. #3d41dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd83d
  2. #3d91dc
  3. #893ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc893d
  2. #dcd83d
  3. #91dc3d

Triadic

  1. #dcd83d
  2. #3ddcd8
  3. #d83ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd83d
  2. #41dc3d
  3. #3d41dc
  4. #d83ddc

Square

  1. #dcd83d
  2. #3ddc89
  3. #3d41dc
  4. #dc3d91

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6a14
  2. #adaa1f
  3. #dcd83d
  4. #e8e57e
  5. #f3f2bf

Shades

#dcd83d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd83d
  2. #c6c237
  3. #b0ad31
  4. #9a972b
  5. #848225
  6. #6e6c1f
  7. #585618
  8. #424112
  9. #2c2b0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd83d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd83d
  2. #e0dc50
  3. #e3e064
  4. #e7e477
  5. #eae88b
  6. #eeec9e
  7. #f1efb1
  8. #f5f3c5
  9. #f8f7d8
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd83d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd83d
  2. #d3cf44
  3. #cac64a
  4. #c0be51
  5. #b7b558
  6. #aeac5f
  7. #a5a365
  8. #9c9a6c
  9. #929273
  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 #eacf1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd549 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccaba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d32d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d644 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd83d {
  color: #dcd83d;
}
Background
.bg-dcd83d {
  background-color: #dcd83d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd83d {
  border: 2px solid #dcd83d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd83d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd83d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd83d, #91dc3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd83d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 61 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.02 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.69 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.75 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.33 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.83 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.10 #2327c2 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd83d  rgb(220, 216, 61)  hsl(58, 69%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3d41dc  rgb(61, 65, 220)  hsl(238, 69%, 55%)  Iris
#3ddcd8  rgb(61, 220, 216)  hsl(178, 69%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#d83ddc  rgb(216, 61, 220)  hsl(298, 69%, 55%)  Medium Orchid