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#DDD73B

#ddd73b ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd73b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.71% magenta, 73.3% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.78°, with 70.43% saturation and 54.9% 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 13.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.6429

Complementary

  1. #ddd73b
  2. #3b41dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd73b
  2. #3b92dd
  3. #863bdd

Analogous

  1. #dd863b
  2. #ddd73b
  3. #92dd3b

Triadic

  1. #ddd73b
  2. #3bddd7
  3. #d73bdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd73b
  2. #41dd3b
  3. #3b41dd
  4. #d73bdd

Square

  1. #ddd73b
  2. #3bdd86
  3. #3b41dd
  4. #dd3b92

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6913
  2. #ada81e
  3. #ddd73b
  4. #e8e47c
  5. #f4f2bd

Shades

#ddd73b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd73b
  2. #c7c235
  3. #b1ac2f
  4. #9b9729
  5. #858123
  6. #6f6c1e
  7. #585618
  8. #424112
  9. #2c2b0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd73b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd73b
  2. #e0db4f
  3. #e4df62
  4. #e7e376
  5. #ebe789
  6. #eeeb9d
  7. #f1efb1
  8. #f5f3c4
  9. #f8f7d8
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd73b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd73b
  2. #d4ce42
  3. #cac649
  4. #c1bd50
  5. #b8b457
  6. #afac5e
  7. #a5a364
  8. #9c9a6b
  9. #939172
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d4aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cf1a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd447 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d22b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d542 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cf97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd73b {
  color: #ddd73b;
}
Background
.bg-ddd73b {
  background-color: #ddd73b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd73b {
  border: 2px solid #ddd73b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd73b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 215 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd73b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd73b, #92dd3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd73b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 215 59 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.77 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.24 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.79 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.16 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.34 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.74 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.97 #2228c4 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ddd73b  rgb(221, 215, 59)  hsl(58, 70%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3b41dd  rgb(59, 65, 221)  hsl(238, 70%, 55%)  Iris
#3bddd7  rgb(59, 221, 215)  hsl(178, 70%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#d73bdd  rgb(215, 59, 221)  hsl(298, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid