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#DCDB2D

#dcdb2d ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcdb2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 85.88% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 79.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 59.66°, with 71.43% saturation and 51.96% 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 14.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.6607

Complementary

  1. #dcdb2d
  2. #2d2edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcdb2d
  2. #2d85dc
  3. #842ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc842d
  2. #dcdb2d
  3. #85dc2d

Triadic

  1. #dcdb2d
  2. #2ddcdb
  3. #db2ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdb2d
  2. #2edc2d
  3. #2d2edc
  4. #db2ddc

Square

  1. #dcdb2d
  2. #2ddc84
  3. #2d2edc
  4. #dc2d85

Monochromatic

  1. #606010
  2. #a2a11b
  3. #dcdb2d
  4. #e7e66f
  5. #f2f1b0

Shades

#dcdb2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdb2d
  2. #c6c529
  3. #b0af24
  4. #9a9920
  5. #84831b
  6. #6e6e17
  7. #585812
  8. #42420e
  9. #2c2c09
  10. #161605
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdb2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdb2d
  2. #e0df42
  3. #e3e257
  4. #e7e66c
  5. #eae981
  6. #eeed96
  7. #f1f1ab
  8. #f5f4c0
  9. #f8f8d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdb2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdb2d
  2. #d3d235
  3. #cac93e
  4. #c0c046
  5. #b7b74e
  6. #aeae57
  7. #a5a45f
  8. #9c9b67
  9. #92926f
  10. #898978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d7ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd73d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecccbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d50f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d838 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d297 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdb2d {
  color: #dcdb2d;
}
Background
.bg-dcdb2d {
  background-color: #dcdb2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdb2d {
  border: 2px solid #dcdb2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdb2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 219 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdb2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdb2d, #85dc2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdb2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 219 45 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.78 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.92 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.94 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.01 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.35 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.50 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.61 #2324d2 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dcdb2d  rgb(220, 219, 45)  hsl(60, 71%, 52%)  Dandelion
#2d2edc  rgb(45, 46, 220)  hsl(240, 71%, 52%)  Blue
#2ddcdb  rgb(45, 220, 219)  hsl(180, 71%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#db2ddc  rgb(219, 45, 220)  hsl(300, 71%, 52%)  Medium Orchid