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#DCD847

#dcd847 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd847 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 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 67.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.39°, with 68.04% saturation and 57.06% 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 13.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.6478

Complementary

  1. #dcd847
  2. #474bdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd847
  2. #4796dc
  3. #8e47dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8e47
  2. #dcd847
  3. #96dc47

Triadic

  1. #dcd847
  2. #47dcd8
  3. #d847dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd847
  2. #4bdc47
  3. #474bdc
  4. #d847dc

Square

  1. #dcd847
  2. #47dc8e
  3. #474bdc
  4. #dc4796

Monochromatic

  1. #747116
  2. #b4b022
  3. #dcd847
  4. #e8e687
  5. #f4f3c8

Shades

#dcd847 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd847
  2. #c6c240
  3. #b0ad39
  4. #9a9732
  5. #84822b
  6. #6e6c24
  7. #58561c
  8. #424115
  9. #2c2b0e
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd847 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd847
  2. #e0dc59
  3. #e3e06c
  4. #e7e47e
  5. #eae891
  6. #eeeca3
  7. #f1efb5
  8. #f5f3c8
  9. #f8f7da
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd847 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd847
  2. #d3cf4d
  3. #cac652
  4. #c0be58
  5. #b7b55e
  6. #aeac64
  7. #a5a369
  8. #9c9a6f
  9. #929275
  10. #89897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d5ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead031 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd551 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d33b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d64d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d09a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd847 {
  color: #dcd847;
}
Background
.bg-dcd847 {
  background-color: #dcd847;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd847 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd847;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd847;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd847 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd847, #96dc47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd847 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 71 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.48 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.58 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.85 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.24 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.50 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.82 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.39 #2327b8 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd847  rgb(220, 216, 71)  hsl(58, 68%, 57%)  Dandelion
#474bdc  rgb(71, 75, 220)  hsl(238, 68%, 57%)  Iris
#47dcd8  rgb(71, 220, 216)  hsl(178, 68%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#d847dc  rgb(216, 71, 220)  hsl(298, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid