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#DDD838

#ddd838 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd838 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 84.71% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.26% magenta, 74.66% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.18°, with 70.82% saturation and 54.31% 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 13.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.6477

Complementary

  1. #ddd838
  2. #383ddd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd838
  2. #388fdd
  3. #8538dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8538
  2. #ddd838
  3. #8fdd38

Triadic

  1. #ddd838
  2. #38ddd8
  3. #d838dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd838
  2. #3ddd38
  3. #383ddd
  4. #d838dd

Square

  1. #ddd838
  2. #38dd85
  3. #383ddd
  4. #dd388f

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6712
  2. #aba71d
  3. #ddd838
  4. #e8e579
  5. #f3f2bb

Shades

#ddd838 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd838
  2. #c7c232
  3. #b1ad2d
  4. #9b9727
  5. #858222
  6. #6f6c1c
  7. #585616
  8. #424111
  9. #2c2b0b
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd838 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd838
  2. #e0dc4c
  3. #e4e060
  4. #e7e474
  5. #ebe888
  6. #eeec9c
  7. #f1efaf
  8. #f5f3c3
  9. #f8f7d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd838 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd838
  2. #d4cf3f
  3. #cac646
  4. #c1be4e
  5. #b8b555
  6. #afac5c
  7. #a5a363
  8. #9c9a6a
  9. #939272
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d5aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacf11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd545 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcaba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d326 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d640 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d097 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd838 {
  color: #ddd838;
}
Background
.bg-ddd838 {
  background-color: #ddd838;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd838 {
  border: 2px solid #ddd838;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd838;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 216 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd838 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd838, #8fdd38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd838 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 216 56 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.66 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.35 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.52 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.63 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.75 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.79 #2227c7 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ddd838  rgb(221, 216, 56)  hsl(58, 71%, 54%)  Dandelion
#383ddd  rgb(56, 61, 221)  hsl(238, 71%, 54%)  Persian Blue
#38ddd8  rgb(56, 221, 216)  hsl(178, 71%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#d838dd  rgb(216, 56, 221)  hsl(298, 71%, 54%)  Medium Orchid