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#DCD93A

#dcd93a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd93a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 73.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.89°, with 69.83% saturation and 54.51% 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 14.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.6515

Complementary

  1. #dcd93a
  2. #3a3ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd93a
  2. #3a8edc
  3. #883adc

Analogous

  1. #dc883a
  2. #dcd93a
  3. #8edc3a

Triadic

  1. #dcd93a
  2. #3adcd9
  3. #d93adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd93a
  2. #3ddc3a
  3. #3a3ddc
  4. #d93adc

Square

  1. #dcd93a
  2. #3adc88
  3. #3a3ddc
  4. #dc3a8e

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6913
  2. #aba91e
  3. #dcd93a
  4. #e8e67b
  5. #f3f2bc

Shades

#dcd93a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd93a
  2. #c6c334
  3. #b0ae2e
  4. #9a9829
  5. #848223
  6. #6e6d1d
  7. #585717
  8. #424111
  9. #2c2b0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd93a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd93a
  2. #e0dd4e
  3. #e3e161
  4. #e7e475
  5. #eae889
  6. #eeec9d
  7. #f1f0b0
  8. #f5f4c4
  9. #f8f7d8
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd93a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd93a
  2. #d3d041
  3. #cac748
  4. #c0be4f
  5. #b7b556
  6. #aead5d
  7. #a5a464
  8. #9c9b6b
  9. #929272
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d5ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd017 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd647 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d429 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d742 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d198 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd93a {
  color: #dcd93a;
}
Background
.bg-dcd93a {
  background-color: #dcd93a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd93a {
  border: 2px solid #dcd93a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd93a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 217 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd93a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd93a, #8edc3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd93a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 217 58 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.94 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.39 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.62 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.86 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.64 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.67 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.90 #2326c5 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd93a  rgb(220, 217, 58)  hsl(59, 70%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3a3ddc  rgb(58, 61, 220)  hsl(239, 70%, 55%)  Ocean Blue
#3adcd9  rgb(58, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 70%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#d93adc  rgb(217, 58, 220)  hsl(299, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid