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#DFD738

#dfd738 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd738 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.31% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 74.89% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.13°, with 72.29% saturation and 54.71% 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 13.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6457

Complementary

  1. #dfd738
  2. #3840df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd738
  2. #3893df
  3. #8438df

Analogous

  1. #df8438
  2. #dfd738
  3. #93df38

Triadic

  1. #dfd738
  2. #38dfd7
  3. #d738df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd738
  2. #40df38
  3. #3840df
  4. #d738df

Square

  1. #dfd738
  2. #38df84
  3. #3840df
  4. #df3893

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6811
  2. #aea71c
  3. #dfd738
  4. #eae47a
  5. #f4f1bc

Shades

#dfd738 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd738
  2. #c9c232
  3. #b2ac2d
  4. #9c9727
  5. #868122
  6. #706c1c
  7. #595616
  8. #434111
  9. #2d2b0b
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd738 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd738
  2. #e2db4c
  3. #e5df60
  4. #e9e374
  5. #ece788
  6. #efeb9c
  7. #f2efaf
  8. #f5f3c3
  9. #f9f7d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd738 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd738
  2. #d6ce3f
  3. #ccc646
  4. #c3bd4e
  5. #b9b455
  6. #b0ac5c
  7. #a6a363
  8. #9d9a6a
  9. #939172
  10. #8a8979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d4aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacf12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd545 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc8b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d226 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d640 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ce96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd738 {
  color: #dfd738;
}
Background
.bg-dfd738 {
  background-color: #dfd738;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd738 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd738;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd738;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd738 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd738, #93df38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd738 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 56 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.33 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.72 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.50 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.51 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.58 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.23 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.61 #2028c7 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd738  rgb(223, 215, 56)  hsl(57, 72%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3840df  rgb(56, 64, 223)  hsl(237, 72%, 55%)  Iris
#38dfd7  rgb(56, 223, 215)  hsl(177, 72%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#d738df  rgb(215, 56, 223)  hsl(297, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid