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#DCDA3A

#dcda3a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcda3a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.91% magenta, 73.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 59.26°, 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 14.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6566

Complementary

  1. #dcda3a
  2. #3a3cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcda3a
  2. #3a8ddc
  3. #893adc

Analogous

  1. #dc893a
  2. #dcda3a
  3. #8ddc3a

Triadic

  1. #dcda3a
  2. #3adcda
  3. #da3adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcda3a
  2. #3cdc3a
  3. #3a3cdc
  4. #da3adc

Square

  1. #dcda3a
  2. #3adc89
  3. #3a3cdc
  4. #dc3a8d

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6913
  2. #aba91e
  3. #dcda3a
  4. #e8e67b
  5. #f3f2bc

Shades

#dcda3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcda3a
  2. #c6c434
  3. #b0ae2e
  4. #9a9929
  5. #848323
  6. #6e6d1d
  7. #585717
  8. #424111
  9. #2c2c0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcda3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcda3a
  2. #e0de4e
  3. #e3e161
  4. #e7e575
  5. #eae989
  6. #eeed9d
  7. #f1f0b0
  8. #f5f4c4
  9. #f8f8d8
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcda3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcda3a
  2. #d3d141
  3. #cac848
  4. #c0bf4f
  5. #b7b656
  6. #aead5d
  7. #a5a464
  8. #9c9b6b
  9. #929272
  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 #d7d6ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd116 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed647 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecccbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d529 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d842 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d299 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcda3a {
  color: #dcda3a;
}
Background
.bg-dcda3a {
  background-color: #dcda3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcda3a {
  border: 2px solid #dcda3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcda3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 218 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcda3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcda3a, #8ddc3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcda3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 218 58 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.12 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.54 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.10 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.75 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.50 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.84 #2325c5 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcda3a  rgb(220, 218, 58)  hsl(59, 70%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3a3cdc  rgb(58, 60, 220)  hsl(239, 70%, 55%)  Ocean Blue
#3adcda  rgb(58, 220, 218)  hsl(179, 70%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#da3adc  rgb(218, 58, 220)  hsl(299, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid