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#DFD809

#dfd809 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd809 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 95.96% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 58.04°, with 92.24% saturation and 45.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.6482

Complementary

  1. #dfd809
  2. #0910df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd809
  2. #097bdf
  3. #6d09df

Analogous

  1. #df6d09
  2. #dfd809
  3. #7bdf09

Triadic

  1. #dfd809
  2. #09dfd8
  3. #d809df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd809
  2. #10df09
  3. #0910df
  4. #d809df

Square

  1. #dfd809
  2. #09df6d
  3. #0910df
  4. #df097b

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4a03
  2. #959106
  3. #dfd809
  4. #f7f13d
  5. #faf687

Shades

#dfd809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd809
  2. #c9c208
  3. #b2ad07
  4. #9c9706
  5. #868205
  6. #706c05
  7. #595604
  8. #434103
  9. #2d2b02
  10. #161601
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd809
  2. #e2dc22
  3. #e5e03a
  4. #e9e453
  5. #ece86b
  6. #efec84
  7. #f2ef9d
  8. #f5f3b5
  9. #f9f7ce
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd809
  2. #d6cf15
  3. #ccc621
  4. #c3be2d
  5. #b9b539
  6. #b0ac45
  7. #a6a350
  8. #9d9a5c
  9. #939268
  10. #8a8974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebcf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd52a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d621 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacf92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd809 {
  color: #dfd809;
}
Background
.bg-dfd809 {
  background-color: #dfd809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd809 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd809, #7bdf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 9 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.03 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.32 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.34 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.64 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.75 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.96 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.15 #2027f6 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd809  rgb(223, 216, 9)  hsl(58, 92%, 45%)  Dandelion
#0910df  rgb(9, 16, 223)  hsl(238, 92%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#09dfd8  rgb(9, 223, 216)  hsl(178, 92%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#d809df  rgb(216, 9, 223)  hsl(298, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple