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#DFD81A

#dfd81a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd81a 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 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 88.34% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.87°, with 79.12% saturation and 48.82% 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 13.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.6487

Complementary

  1. #dfd81a
  2. #1a21df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd81a
  2. #1a83df
  3. #751adf

Analogous

  1. #df751a
  2. #dfd81a
  3. #83df1a

Triadic

  1. #dfd81a
  2. #1adfd8
  3. #d81adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd81a
  2. #21df1a
  3. #1a21df
  4. #d81adf

Square

  1. #dfd81a
  2. #1adf75
  3. #1a21df
  4. #df1a83

Monochromatic

  1. #56530a
  2. #9a9612
  3. #dfd81a
  4. #ece75a
  5. #f4f19e

Shades

#dfd81a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd81a
  2. #c9c217
  3. #b2ad15
  4. #9c9712
  5. #868210
  6. #706c0d
  7. #59560a
  8. #434108
  9. #2d2b05
  10. #161603
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd81a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd81a
  2. #e2dc31
  3. #e5e048
  4. #e9e45f
  5. #ece876
  6. #efec8d
  7. #f2efa3
  8. #f5f3ba
  9. #f9f7d1
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd81a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd81a
  2. #d6cf24
  3. #ccc62e
  4. #c3be39
  5. #b9b543
  6. #b0ac4d
  7. #a6a357
  8. #9d9a61
  9. #93926c
  10. #8a8976
  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 #efd631 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d729 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cf93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd81a {
  color: #dfd81a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd81a {
  background-color: #dfd81a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd81a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd81a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd81a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 79% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd81a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd81a, #83df1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd81a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 26 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.98 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.39 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.47 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.59 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.78 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.09 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.14 #2027e5 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd81a  rgb(223, 216, 26)  hsl(58, 79%, 49%)  Dandelion
#1a21df  rgb(26, 33, 223)  hsl(238, 79%, 49%)  Blue
#1adfd8  rgb(26, 223, 216)  hsl(178, 79%, 49%)  Bright Turquoise
#d81adf  rgb(216, 26, 223)  hsl(298, 79%, 49%)  Medium Orchid