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#DDD72A

#ddd72a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd72a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 84.31% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.71% magenta, 81% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.99°, with 72.47% saturation and 51.57% 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 13.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6414

Complementary

  1. #ddd72a
  2. #2a30dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd72a
  2. #2a89dd
  3. #7e2add

Analogous

  1. #dd7e2a
  2. #ddd72a
  3. #89dd2a

Triadic

  1. #ddd72a
  2. #2addd7
  3. #d72add

Tetradic

  1. #ddd72a
  2. #30dd2a
  3. #2a30dd
  4. #d72add

Square

  1. #ddd72a
  2. #2add7e
  3. #2a30dd
  4. #dd2a89

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5c0f
  2. #a19c1a
  3. #ddd72a
  4. #e8e36c
  5. #f2f0ae

Shades

#ddd72a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd72a
  2. #c7c226
  3. #b1ac22
  4. #9b971d
  5. #858119
  6. #6f6c15
  7. #585611
  8. #42410d
  9. #2c2b08
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd72a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd72a
  2. #e0db3f
  3. #e4df55
  4. #e7e36a
  5. #ebe77f
  6. #eeeb95
  7. #f1efaa
  8. #f5f3bf
  9. #f8f7d4
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd72a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd72a
  2. #d4ce33
  3. #cac63b
  4. #c1bd44
  5. #b8b44c
  6. #afac55
  7. #a5a35e
  8. #9c9a66
  9. #93916f
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d4a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd43b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d208 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d535 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ce94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd72a {
  color: #ddd72a;
}
Background
.bg-ddd72a {
  background-color: #ddd72a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd72a {
  border: 2px solid #ddd72a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd72a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 215 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd72a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd72a, #89dd2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd72a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 215 42 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.39 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.72 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.11 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.24 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.40 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.41 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.52 #2228d5 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ddd72a  rgb(221, 215, 42)  hsl(58, 72%, 52%)  Dandelion
#2a30dd  rgb(42, 48, 221)  hsl(238, 72%, 52%)  Blue
#2addd7  rgb(42, 221, 215)  hsl(178, 72%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#d72add  rgb(215, 42, 221)  hsl(298, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid