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#DCD91E

#dcd91e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd91e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 85.1% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 86.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 59.05°, with 76% saturation and 49.02% 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 luminance0.6494

Complementary

  1. #dcd91e
  2. #1e21dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd91e
  2. #1e80dc
  3. #7a1edc

Analogous

  1. #dc7a1e
  2. #dcd91e
  3. #80dc1e

Triadic

  1. #dcd91e
  2. #1edcd9
  3. #d91edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd91e
  2. #21dc1e
  3. #1e21dc
  4. #d91edc

Square

  1. #dcd91e
  2. #1edc7a
  3. #1e21dc
  4. #dc1e80

Monochromatic

  1. #55540c
  2. #999715
  3. #dcd91e
  4. #e9e75e
  5. #f2f1a1

Shades

#dcd91e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd91e
  2. #c6c31b
  3. #b0ae18
  4. #9a9815
  5. #848212
  6. #6e6d0f
  7. #58570c
  8. #424109
  9. #2c2b06
  10. #161603
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd91e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd91e
  2. #e0dd35
  3. #e3e14b
  4. #e7e462
  5. #eae878
  6. #eeec8f
  7. #f1f0a5
  8. #f5f4bc
  9. #f8f7d2
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd91e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd91e
  2. #d3d028
  3. #cac732
  4. #c0be3b
  5. #b7b545
  6. #aead4f
  7. #a5a459
  8. #9c9b63
  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 #eed534 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d72c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd91e {
  color: #dcd91e;
}
Background
.bg-dcd91e {
  background-color: #dcd91e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd91e {
  border: 2px solid #dcd91e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd91e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 217 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 76% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd91e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd91e, #80dc1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd91e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 217 30 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.54 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.68 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.66 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.14 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.47 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.92 #2326e1 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd91e  rgb(220, 217, 30)  hsl(59, 76%, 49%)  Dandelion
#1e21dc  rgb(30, 33, 220)  hsl(239, 76%, 49%)  Blue
#1edcd9  rgb(30, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 76%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#d91edc  rgb(217, 30, 220)  hsl(299, 76%, 49%)  Medium Orchid