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#DDD72E

#ddd72e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd72e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.71% magenta, 79.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.94°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.6417

Complementary

  1. #ddd72e
  2. #2e34dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd72e
  2. #2e8cdd
  3. #7f2edd

Analogous

  1. #dd7f2e
  2. #ddd72e
  3. #8cdd2e

Triadic

  1. #ddd72e
  2. #2eddd7
  3. #d72edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd72e
  2. #34dd2e
  3. #2e34dd
  4. #d72edd

Square

  1. #ddd72e
  2. #2edd7f
  3. #2e34dd
  4. #dd2e8c

Monochromatic

  1. #625f10
  2. #a49f1b
  3. #ddd72e
  4. #e8e470
  5. #f2f0b2

Shades

#ddd72e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd72e
  2. #c7c229
  3. #b1ac25
  4. #9b9720
  5. #85811c
  6. #6f6c17
  7. #585612
  8. #42410e
  9. #2c2b09
  10. #161605
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd72e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd72e
  2. #e0db43
  3. #e4df58
  4. #e7e36d
  5. #ebe782
  6. #eeeb97
  7. #f1efab
  8. #f5f3c0
  9. #f8f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd72e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd72e
  2. #d4ce36
  3. #cac63e
  4. #c1bd47
  5. #b8b44f
  6. #afac57
  7. #a5a35f
  8. #9c9a67
  9. #939170
  10. #898978
  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 #d6d4a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd43d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d214 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d538 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ce95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd72e {
  color: #ddd72e;
}
Background
.bg-ddd72e {
  background-color: #ddd72e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd72e {
  border: 2px solid #ddd72e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd72e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 215 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd72e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd72e, #8cdd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd72e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 215 46 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.44 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.81 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.24 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.18 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.52 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.56 #2228d1 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ddd72e  rgb(221, 215, 46)  hsl(58, 72%, 52%)  Dandelion
#2e34dd  rgb(46, 52, 221)  hsl(238, 72%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2eddd7  rgb(46, 221, 215)  hsl(178, 72%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#d72edd  rgb(215, 46, 221)  hsl(298, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid