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#DDDC2E

#dddc2e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dddc2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 86.27% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 79.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 59.66°, 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 14.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6676

Complementary

  1. #dddc2e
  2. #2e2fdd

Split complementary

  1. #dddc2e
  2. #2e86dd
  3. #852edd

Analogous

  1. #dd852e
  2. #dddc2e
  3. #86dd2e

Triadic

  1. #dddc2e
  2. #2edddc
  3. #dc2edd

Tetradic

  1. #dddc2e
  2. #2fdd2e
  3. #2e2fdd
  4. #dc2edd

Square

  1. #dddc2e
  2. #2edd85
  3. #2e2fdd
  4. #dd2e86

Monochromatic

  1. #626210
  2. #a4a31b
  3. #dddc2e
  4. #e8e770
  5. #f2f2b2

Shades

#dddc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dddc2e
  2. #c7c629
  3. #b1b025
  4. #9b9a20
  5. #85841c
  6. #6f6e17
  7. #585812
  8. #42420e
  9. #2c2c09
  10. #161605
  11. #000000

Tints

#dddc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dddc2e
  2. #e0e043
  3. #e4e358
  4. #e7e76d
  5. #ebea82
  6. #eeee97
  7. #f1f1ab
  8. #f5f5c0
  9. #f8f8d5
  10. #fcfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dddc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dddc2e
  2. #d4d336
  3. #caca3e
  4. #c1c047
  5. #b8b74f
  6. #afae57
  7. #a5a55f
  8. #9c9c67
  9. #939270
  10. #898978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d8ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d83e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d612 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d938 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dddc2e {
  color: #dddc2e;
}
Background
.bg-dddc2e {
  background-color: #dddc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dddc2e {
  border: 2px solid #dddc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dddc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 220 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dddc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dddc2e, #86dd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dddc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 220 46 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.67 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.76 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.89 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.10 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.17 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.28 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.50 #2223d1 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dddc2e  rgb(221, 220, 46)  hsl(60, 72%, 52%)  Dandelion
#2e2fdd  rgb(46, 47, 221)  hsl(240, 72%, 52%)  Blue
#2edddc  rgb(46, 221, 220)  hsl(180, 72%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc2edd  rgb(220, 46, 221)  hsl(300, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid