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#DCD92E

#dcd92e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd92e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.97°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 14.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.6504

Complementary

  1. #dcd92e
  2. #2e31dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd92e
  2. #2e88dc
  3. #822edc

Analogous

  1. #dc822e
  2. #dcd92e
  3. #88dc2e

Triadic

  1. #dcd92e
  2. #2edcd9
  3. #d92edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd92e
  2. #31dc2e
  3. #2e31dc
  4. #d92edc

Square

  1. #dcd92e
  2. #2edc82
  3. #2e31dc
  4. #dc2e88

Monochromatic

  1. #615f10
  2. #a2a01b
  3. #dcd92e
  4. #e7e570
  5. #f2f1b1

Shades

#dcd92e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd92e
  2. #c6c329
  3. #b0ae25
  4. #9a9820
  5. #84821c
  6. #6e6d17
  7. #585712
  8. #42410e
  9. #2c2b09
  10. #161605
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd92e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd92e
  2. #e0dd43
  3. #e3e158
  4. #e7e46d
  5. #eae882
  6. #eeec97
  7. #f1f0ab
  8. #f5f4c0
  9. #f8f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd92e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd92e
  2. #d3d036
  3. #cac73e
  4. #c0be47
  5. #b7b54f
  6. #aead57
  7. #a5a45f
  8. #9c9b67
  9. #929270
  10. #898978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d5aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed53e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccaba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d413 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d738 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d096 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd92e {
  color: #dcd92e;
}
Background
.bg-dcd92e {
  background-color: #dcd92e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd92e {
  border: 2px solid #dcd92e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd92e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 217 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd92e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd92e, #88dc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd92e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 217 46 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.67 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.10 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.45 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.52 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.36 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.48 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.80 #2326d1 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd92e  rgb(220, 217, 46)  hsl(59, 71%, 52%)  Dandelion
#2e31dc  rgb(46, 49, 220)  hsl(239, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2edcd9  rgb(46, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 71%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#d92edc  rgb(217, 46, 220)  hsl(299, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid