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#DDD71A

#ddd71a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddd71a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 84.31% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.71% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.15°, with 78.95% saturation and 48.43% 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 13.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6405

Complementary

  1. #ddd71a
  2. #1a20dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd71a
  2. #1a82dd
  3. #751add

Analogous

  1. #dd751a
  2. #ddd71a
  3. #82dd1a

Triadic

  1. #ddd71a
  2. #1addd7
  3. #d71add

Tetradic

  1. #ddd71a
  2. #20dd1a
  3. #1a20dd
  4. #d71add

Square

  1. #ddd71a
  2. #1add75
  3. #1a20dd
  4. #dd1a82

Monochromatic

  1. #54520a
  2. #999412
  3. #ddd71a
  4. #ebe758
  5. #f3f19d

Shades

#ddd71a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd71a
  2. #c7c217
  3. #b1ac15
  4. #9b9712
  5. #858110
  6. #6f6c0d
  7. #58560a
  8. #424108
  9. #2c2b05
  10. #161603
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd71a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd71a
  2. #e0db31
  3. #e4df48
  4. #e7e35f
  5. #ebe776
  6. #eeeb8d
  7. #f1efa3
  8. #f5f3ba
  9. #f8f7d1
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd71a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd71a
  2. #d4ce24
  3. #cac62e
  4. #c1bd39
  5. #b8b443
  6. #afac4d
  7. #a5a357
  8. #9c9a61
  9. #93916c
  10. #898976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d4a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd431 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d529 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ce93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd71a {
  color: #ddd71a;
}
Background
.bg-ddd71a {
  background-color: #ddd71a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd71a {
  border: 2px solid #ddd71a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd71a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 215 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 79% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd71a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd71a, #82dd1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd71a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 215 26 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.33 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.77 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.43 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.13 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.44 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.47 #2228e5 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ddd71a  rgb(221, 215, 26)  hsl(58, 79%, 48%)  Dandelion
#1a20dd  rgb(26, 32, 221)  hsl(238, 79%, 48%)  Blue
#1addd7  rgb(26, 221, 215)  hsl(178, 79%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#d71add  rgb(215, 26, 221)  hsl(298, 79%, 48%)  Medium Orchid