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#DCD937

#dcd937 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd937 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 75% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.91°, with 70.21% saturation and 53.92% 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 14.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.6512

Complementary

  1. #dcd937
  2. #373adc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd937
  2. #378cdc
  3. #8637dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8637
  2. #dcd937
  3. #8cdc37

Triadic

  1. #dcd937
  2. #37dcd9
  3. #d937dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd937
  2. #3adc37
  3. #373adc
  4. #d937dc

Square

  1. #dcd937
  2. #37dc86
  3. #373adc
  4. #dc378c

Monochromatic

  1. #686612
  2. #a9a61e
  3. #dcd937
  4. #e7e578
  5. #f3f2b9

Shades

#dcd937 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd937
  2. #c6c332
  3. #b0ae2c
  4. #9a9827
  5. #848221
  6. #6e6d1c
  7. #585716
  8. #424111
  9. #2c2b0b
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd937 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd937
  2. #e0dd4b
  3. #e3e15f
  4. #e7e473
  5. #eae887
  6. #eeec9b
  7. #f1f0af
  8. #f5f4c3
  9. #f8f7d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd937 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd937
  2. #d3d03e
  3. #cac746
  4. #c0be4d
  5. #b7b554
  6. #aead5c
  7. #a5a463
  8. #9c9b6a
  9. #929271
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d5ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd00d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed544 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d424 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d73f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d198 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd937 {
  color: #dcd937;
}
Background
.bg-dcd937 {
  background-color: #dcd937;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd937 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd937;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd937;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 217 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd937 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd937, #8cdc37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd937 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 217 55 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.39 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.47 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.76 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.83 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.69 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.78 #2326c8 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd937  rgb(220, 217, 55)  hsl(59, 70%, 54%)  Dandelion
#373adc  rgb(55, 58, 220)  hsl(239, 70%, 54%)  Persian Blue
#37dcd9  rgb(55, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 70%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#d937dc  rgb(217, 55, 220)  hsl(299, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid