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#DFD905

#dfd905 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd905 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 85.1% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 97.76% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 58.35°, with 95.61% saturation and 44.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.6532

Complementary

  1. #dfd905
  2. #050bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd905
  2. #0578df
  3. #6c05df

Analogous

  1. #df6c05
  2. #dfd905
  3. #78df05

Triadic

  1. #dfd905
  2. #05dfd9
  3. #d905df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd905
  2. #0bdf05
  3. #050bdf
  4. #d905df

Square

  1. #dfd905
  2. #05df6c
  3. #050bdf
  4. #df0578

Monochromatic

  1. #494702
  2. #949003
  3. #dfd905
  4. #faf536
  5. #fcf981

Shades

#dfd905 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd905
  2. #c9c305
  3. #b2ae04
  4. #9c9804
  5. #868203
  6. #706d03
  7. #595702
  8. #434102
  9. #2d2b01
  10. #161601
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd905 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd905
  2. #e2dd1e
  3. #e5e137
  4. #e9e450
  5. #ece869
  6. #efec82
  7. #f2f09b
  8. #f5f4b4
  9. #f9f7cd
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd905 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd905
  2. #d6d011
  3. #ccc71e
  4. #c3be2a
  5. #b9b536
  6. #b0ad43
  7. #a6a44f
  8. #9d9b5b
  9. #939267
  10. #8a8974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d6a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d629 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0cab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d720 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ead093 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd905 {
  color: #dfd905;
}
Background
.bg-dfd905 {
  background-color: #dfd905;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd905 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd905;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd905;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd905 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd905, #78df05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd905 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 5 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.05 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.14 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.62 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.52 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.54 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.84 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.26 #2026fa Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd905  rgb(223, 217, 5)  hsl(58, 96%, 45%)  Dandelion
#050bdf  rgb(5, 11, 223)  hsl(238, 96%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#05dfd9  rgb(5, 223, 217)  hsl(178, 96%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#d905df  rgb(217, 5, 223)  hsl(298, 96%, 45%)  Electric Purple