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#DCD93B

#dcd93b ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd93b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 73.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.88°, with 69.7% saturation and 54.71% 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 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.6516

Complementary

  1. #dcd93b
  2. #3b3edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd93b
  2. #3b8fdc
  3. #893bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc893b
  2. #dcd93b
  3. #8fdc3b

Triadic

  1. #dcd93b
  2. #3bdcd9
  3. #d93bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd93b
  2. #3edc3b
  3. #3b3edc
  4. #d93bdc

Square

  1. #dcd93b
  2. #3bdc89
  3. #3b3edc
  4. #dc3b8f

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6913
  2. #aca91f
  3. #dcd93b
  4. #e8e67c
  5. #f3f2bd

Shades

#dcd93b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd93b
  2. #c6c335
  3. #b0ae2f
  4. #9a9829
  5. #848223
  6. #6e6d1e
  7. #585718
  8. #424112
  9. #2c2b0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd93b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd93b
  2. #e0dd4f
  3. #e3e162
  4. #e7e476
  5. #eae889
  6. #eeec9d
  7. #f1f0b1
  8. #f5f4c4
  9. #f8f7d8
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd93b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd93b
  2. #d3d042
  3. #cac749
  4. #c0be50
  5. #b7b557
  6. #aead5e
  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 #ebd019 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd647 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d42a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d743 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d198 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd93b {
  color: #dcd93b;
}
Background
.bg-dcd93b {
  background-color: #dcd93b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd93b {
  border: 2px solid #dcd93b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd93b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 217 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd93b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd93b, #8fdc3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd93b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 217 59 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.98 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.40 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.67 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.90 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.57 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.66 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.94 #2326c4 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd93b  rgb(220, 217, 59)  hsl(59, 70%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3b3edc  rgb(59, 62, 220)  hsl(239, 70%, 55%)  Ocean Blue
#3bdcd9  rgb(59, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 70%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#d93bdc  rgb(217, 59, 220)  hsl(299, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid