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#DFD815

#dfd815 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd815 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 90.58% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.92°, with 82.79% saturation and 47.84% 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 13.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.6485

Complementary

  1. #dfd815
  2. #151cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd815
  2. #1581df
  3. #7315df

Analogous

  1. #df7315
  2. #dfd815
  3. #81df15

Triadic

  1. #dfd815
  2. #15dfd8
  3. #d815df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd815
  2. #1cdf15
  3. #151cdf
  4. #d815df

Square

  1. #dfd815
  2. #15df73
  3. #151cdf
  4. #df1581

Monochromatic

  1. #535108
  2. #99940e
  3. #dfd815
  4. #efe952
  5. #f5f298

Shades

#dfd815 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd815
  2. #c9c213
  3. #b2ad11
  4. #9c970f
  5. #86820d
  6. #706c0b
  7. #595608
  8. #434106
  9. #2d2b04
  10. #161602
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd815 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd815
  2. #e2dc2c
  3. #e5e044
  4. #e9e45b
  5. #ece873
  6. #efec8a
  7. #f2efa1
  8. #f5f3b9
  9. #f9f7d0
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd815 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd815
  2. #d6cf20
  3. #ccc62a
  4. #c3be35
  5. #b9b540
  6. #b0ac4b
  7. #a6a355
  8. #9d9a60
  9. #93926b
  10. #8a8975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.97:1 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 #efd52f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d626 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cf93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd815 {
  color: #dfd815;
}
Background
.bg-dfd815 {
  background-color: #dfd815;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd815 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd815;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd815;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd815 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd815, #81df15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd815 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 21 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.99 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.36 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.41 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.64 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.73 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.04 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.14 #2027ea Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd815  rgb(223, 216, 21)  hsl(58, 83%, 48%)  Dandelion
#151cdf  rgb(21, 28, 223)  hsl(238, 83%, 48%)  Blue
#15dfd8  rgb(21, 223, 216)  hsl(178, 83%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#d815df  rgb(216, 21, 223)  hsl(298, 83%, 48%)  Medium Orchid