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#DCD92A

#dcd92a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd92a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 80.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.99°, with 71.77% saturation and 51.37% 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 14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.6501

Complementary

  1. #dcd92a
  2. #2a2ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd92a
  2. #2a86dc
  3. #802adc

Analogous

  1. #dc802a
  2. #dcd92a
  3. #86dc2a

Triadic

  1. #dcd92a
  2. #2adcd9
  3. #d92adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd92a
  2. #2ddc2a
  3. #2a2ddc
  4. #d92adc

Square

  1. #dcd92a
  2. #2adc80
  3. #2a2ddc
  4. #dc2a86

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5c0f
  2. #9f9d1a
  3. #dcd92a
  4. #e7e56c
  5. #f2f0ad

Shades

#dcd92a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd92a
  2. #c6c326
  3. #b0ae22
  4. #9a981d
  5. #848219
  6. #6e6d15
  7. #585711
  8. #42410d
  9. #2c2b08
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd92a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd92a
  2. #e0dd3f
  3. #e3e155
  4. #e7e46a
  5. #eae87f
  6. #eeec95
  7. #f1f0aa
  8. #f5f4bf
  9. #f8f7d4
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd92a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd92a
  2. #d3d033
  3. #cac73b
  4. #c0be44
  5. #b7b54c
  6. #aead55
  7. #a5a45e
  8. #9c9b66
  9. #92926f
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d5a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed53b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccaba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d407 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d735 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d096 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd92a {
  color: #dcd92a;
}
Background
.bg-dcd92a {
  background-color: #dcd92a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd92a {
  border: 2px solid #dcd92a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd92a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 217 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd92a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd92a, #86dc2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd92a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 217 42 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.62 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.97 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.44 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.49 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.57 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.70 #2326d5 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd92a  rgb(220, 217, 42)  hsl(59, 72%, 51%)  Dandelion
#2a2ddc  rgb(42, 45, 220)  hsl(239, 72%, 51%)  Blue
#2adcd9  rgb(42, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 72%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#d92adc  rgb(217, 42, 220)  hsl(299, 72%, 51%)  Medium Orchid