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#DCD91C

#dcd91c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd91c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 85.1% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 87.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 59.06°, with 77.42% saturation and 48.63% 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 13.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.6493

Complementary

  1. #dcd91c
  2. #1c1fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd91c
  2. #1c7fdc
  3. #791cdc

Analogous

  1. #dc791c
  2. #dcd91c
  3. #7fdc1c

Triadic

  1. #dcd91c
  2. #1cdcd9
  3. #d91cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd91c
  2. #1fdc1c
  3. #1c1fdc
  4. #d91cdc

Square

  1. #dcd91c
  2. #1cdc79
  3. #1c1fdc
  4. #dc1c7f

Monochromatic

  1. #54530b
  2. #989613
  3. #dcd91c
  4. #eae85a
  5. #f3f19e

Shades

#dcd91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd91c
  2. #c6c319
  3. #b0ae16
  4. #9a9814
  5. #848211
  6. #6e6d0e
  7. #58570b
  8. #424108
  9. #2c2b06
  10. #161603
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd91c
  2. #e0dd33
  3. #e3e149
  4. #e7e460
  5. #eae877
  6. #eeec8e
  7. #f1f0a4
  8. #f5f4bb
  9. #f8f7d2
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd91c
  2. #d3d026
  3. #cac730
  4. #c0be3a
  5. #b7b544
  6. #aead4e
  7. #a5a458
  8. #9c9b62
  9. #92926c
  10. #898976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d5a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed533 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d72b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd91c {
  color: #dcd91c;
}
Background
.bg-dcd91c {
  background-color: #dcd91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd91c {
  border: 2px solid #dcd91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 217 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 77% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd91c, #7fdc1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 217 28 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.54 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.65 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.27 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.68 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.11 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.44 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.91 #2326e3 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd91c  rgb(220, 217, 28)  hsl(59, 77%, 49%)  Dandelion
#1c1fdc  rgb(28, 31, 220)  hsl(239, 77%, 49%)  Blue
#1cdcd9  rgb(28, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 77%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#d91cdc  rgb(217, 28, 220)  hsl(299, 77%, 49%)  Medium Orchid