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#DCDA24

#dcda24 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcda24 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 85.49% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.91% magenta, 83.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 59.35°, with 72.44% saturation and 50.2% 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 14.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6549

Complementary

  1. #dcda24
  2. #2426dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcda24
  2. #2482dc
  3. #7e24dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7e24
  2. #dcda24
  3. #82dc24

Triadic

  1. #dcda24
  2. #24dcda
  3. #da24dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcda24
  2. #26dc24
  3. #2426dc
  4. #da24dc

Square

  1. #dcda24
  2. #24dc7e
  3. #2426dc
  4. #dc2482

Monochromatic

  1. #59580e
  2. #9b9919
  3. #dcda24
  4. #e7e566
  5. #f1f0a8

Shades

#dcda24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcda24
  2. #c6c420
  3. #b0ae1d
  4. #9a9919
  5. #848316
  6. #6e6d12
  7. #58570e
  8. #42410b
  9. #2c2c07
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcda24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcda24
  2. #e0de3a
  3. #e3e150
  4. #e7e566
  5. #eae97c
  6. #eeed92
  7. #f1f0a7
  8. #f5f4bd
  9. #f8f8d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcda24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcda24
  2. #d3d12d
  3. #cac836
  4. #c0bf40
  5. #b7b649
  6. #aead52
  7. #a5a45b
  8. #9c9b64
  9. #92926e
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d6aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd637 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d831 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcda24 {
  color: #dcda24;
}
Background
.bg-dcda24 {
  background-color: #dcda24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcda24 {
  border: 2px solid #dcda24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcda24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 218 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcda24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcda24, #82dc24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcda24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 218 36 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.62 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.72 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.32 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.61 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.18 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.51 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.78 #2325db Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcda24  rgb(220, 218, 36)  hsl(59, 72%, 50%)  Dandelion
#2426dc  rgb(36, 38, 220)  hsl(239, 72%, 50%)  Blue
#24dcda  rgb(36, 220, 218)  hsl(179, 72%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#da24dc  rgb(218, 36, 220)  hsl(299, 72%, 50%)  Medium Orchid