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#DCD93E

#dcd93e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd93e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 71.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.86°, with 69.3% saturation and 55.29% 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 14.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.6519

Complementary

  1. #dcd93e
  2. #3e41dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd93e
  2. #3e90dc
  3. #8a3edc

Analogous

  1. #dc8a3e
  2. #dcd93e
  3. #90dc3e

Triadic

  1. #dcd93e
  2. #3edcd9
  3. #d93edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd93e
  2. #41dc3e
  3. #3e41dc
  4. #d93edc

Square

  1. #dcd93e
  2. #3edc8a
  3. #3e41dc
  4. #dc3e90

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6b14
  2. #aeab20
  3. #dcd93e
  4. #e8e67f
  5. #f3f2bf

Shades

#dcd93e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd93e
  2. #c6c338
  3. #b0ae32
  4. #9a982b
  5. #848225
  6. #6e6d1f
  7. #585719
  8. #424113
  9. #2c2b0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd93e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd93e
  2. #e0dd51
  3. #e3e165
  4. #e7e478
  5. #eae88b
  6. #eeec9f
  7. #f1f0b2
  8. #f5f4c5
  9. #f8f7d8
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd93e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd93e
  2. #d3d045
  3. #cac74b
  4. #c0be52
  5. #b7b558
  6. #aead5f
  7. #a5a466
  8. #9c9b6c
  9. #929273
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d5ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd020 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd64a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d42f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d745 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d199 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd93e {
  color: #dcd93e;
}
Background
.bg-dcd93e {
  background-color: #dcd93e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd93e {
  border: 2px solid #dcd93e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd93e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 217 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd93e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd93e, #90dc3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd93e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 217 62 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.41 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.84 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.01 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.36 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.64 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.07 #2326c1 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcd93e  rgb(220, 217, 62)  hsl(59, 69%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3e41dc  rgb(62, 65, 220)  hsl(239, 69%, 55%)  Iris
#3edcd9  rgb(62, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 69%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#d93edc  rgb(217, 62, 220)  hsl(299, 69%, 55%)  Medium Orchid