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#DCDB38

#dcdb38 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcdb38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 74.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 59.63°, with 70.09% saturation and 54.12% 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 14.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6616

Complementary

  1. #dcdb38
  2. #3839dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcdb38
  2. #388bdc
  3. #8938dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8938
  2. #dcdb38
  3. #8bdc38

Triadic

  1. #dcdb38
  2. #38dcdb
  3. #db38dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdb38
  2. #39dc38
  3. #3839dc
  4. #db38dc

Square

  1. #dcdb38
  2. #38dc89
  3. #3839dc
  4. #dc388b

Monochromatic

  1. #696812
  2. #aaa91e
  3. #dcdb38
  4. #e7e779
  5. #f3f3ba

Shades

#dcdb38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdb38
  2. #c6c532
  3. #b0af2d
  4. #9a9927
  5. #848322
  6. #6e6e1c
  7. #585816
  8. #424211
  9. #2c2c0b
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdb38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdb38
  2. #e0df4c
  3. #e3e260
  4. #e7e674
  5. #eae988
  6. #eeed9c
  7. #f1f1af
  8. #f5f4c3
  9. #f8f8d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdb38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdb38
  2. #d3d23f
  3. #cac946
  4. #c0c04e
  5. #b7b755
  6. #aeae5c
  7. #a5a463
  8. #9c9b6a
  9. #929272
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d7ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd20f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd745 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccdbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d625 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d940 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d399 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdb38 {
  color: #dcdb38;
}
Background
.bg-dcdb38 {
  background-color: #dcdb38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdb38 {
  border: 2px solid #dcdb38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdb38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 219 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdb38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdb38, #8bdc38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdb38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 219 56 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.85 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.00 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.38 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.28 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.99 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.36 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.71 #2324c7 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Pear
#dcdb38  rgb(220, 219, 56)  hsl(60, 70%, 54%)  Pear
#3839dc  rgb(56, 57, 220)  hsl(240, 70%, 54%)  Persian Blue
#38dcdb  rgb(56, 220, 219)  hsl(180, 70%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#db38dc  rgb(219, 56, 220)  hsl(300, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid