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#DCDA37

#dcda37 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcda37 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.91% magenta, 75% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 59.27°, 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 14.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6563

Complementary

  1. #dcda37
  2. #3739dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcda37
  2. #378cdc
  3. #8737dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8737
  2. #dcda37
  3. #8cdc37

Triadic

  1. #dcda37
  2. #37dcda
  3. #da37dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcda37
  2. #39dc37
  3. #3739dc
  4. #da37dc

Square

  1. #dcda37
  2. #37dc87
  3. #3739dc
  4. #dc378c

Monochromatic

  1. #686712
  2. #a9a71e
  3. #dcda37
  4. #e7e678
  5. #f3f2b9

Shades

#dcda37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcda37
  2. #c6c432
  3. #b0ae2c
  4. #9a9927
  5. #848321
  6. #6e6d1c
  7. #585716
  8. #424111
  9. #2c2c0b
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcda37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcda37
  2. #e0de4b
  3. #e3e15f
  4. #e7e573
  5. #eae987
  6. #eeed9b
  7. #f1f0af
  8. #f5f4c3
  9. #f8f8d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcda37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcda37
  2. #d3d13e
  3. #cac846
  4. #c0bf4d
  5. #b7b654
  6. #aead5c
  7. #a5a463
  8. #9c9b6a
  9. #929271
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d6ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd10c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed645 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecccbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d524 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d83f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcda37 {
  color: #dcda37;
}
Background
.bg-dcda37 {
  background-color: #dcda37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcda37 {
  border: 2px solid #dcda37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcda37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 218 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcda37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcda37, #8cdc37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcda37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 218 55 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.91 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.12 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.39 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.00 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.94 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.53 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.72 #2325c8 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcda37  rgb(220, 218, 55)  hsl(59, 70%, 54%)  Dandelion
#3739dc  rgb(55, 57, 220)  hsl(239, 70%, 54%)  Persian Blue
#37dcda  rgb(55, 220, 218)  hsl(179, 70%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#da37dc  rgb(218, 55, 220)  hsl(299, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid