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#DDDB2A

#dddb2a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dddb2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 85.88% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 81% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 59.33°, 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 14.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.662

Complementary

  1. #dddb2a
  2. #2a2cdd

Split complementary

  1. #dddb2a
  2. #2a86dd
  3. #822add

Analogous

  1. #dd822a
  2. #dddb2a
  3. #86dd2a

Triadic

  1. #dddb2a
  2. #2adddb
  3. #db2add

Tetradic

  1. #dddb2a
  2. #2cdd2a
  3. #2a2cdd
  4. #db2add

Square

  1. #dddb2a
  2. #2add82
  3. #2a2cdd
  4. #dd2a86

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5e0f
  2. #a19f1a
  3. #dddb2a
  4. #e8e66c
  5. #f2f1ae

Shades

#dddb2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dddb2a
  2. #c7c526
  3. #b1af22
  4. #9b991d
  5. #858319
  6. #6f6e15
  7. #585811
  8. #42420d
  9. #2c2c08
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#dddb2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dddb2a
  2. #e0df3f
  3. #e4e255
  4. #e7e66a
  5. #ebe97f
  6. #eeed95
  7. #f1f1aa
  8. #f5f4bf
  9. #f8f8d4
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dddb2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dddb2a
  2. #d4d233
  3. #cac93b
  4. #c1c044
  5. #b8b74c
  6. #afae55
  7. #a5a45e
  8. #9c9b66
  9. #93926f
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d7ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d73b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edccbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d506 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d935 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d297 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dddb2a {
  color: #dddb2a;
}
Background
.bg-dddb2a {
  background-color: #dddb2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dddb2a {
  border: 2px solid #dddb2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dddb2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 219 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dddb2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dddb2a, #86dd2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dddb2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 219 42 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.53 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.68 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.19 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.77 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.11 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.43 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.49 #2224d5 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dddb2a  rgb(221, 219, 42)  hsl(59, 72%, 52%)  Dandelion
#2a2cdd  rgb(42, 44, 221)  hsl(239, 72%, 52%)  Blue
#2adddb  rgb(42, 221, 219)  hsl(179, 72%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#db2add  rgb(219, 42, 221)  hsl(299, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid