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#DFD915

#dfd915 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd915 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 90.58% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 58.22°, 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 14.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.6537

Complementary

  1. #dfd915
  2. #151bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd915
  2. #1580df
  3. #7415df

Analogous

  1. #df7415
  2. #dfd915
  3. #80df15

Triadic

  1. #dfd915
  2. #15dfd9
  3. #d915df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd915
  2. #1bdf15
  3. #151bdf
  4. #d915df

Square

  1. #dfd915
  2. #15df74
  3. #151bdf
  4. #df1580

Monochromatic

  1. #535108
  2. #99950e
  3. #dfd915
  4. #efea52
  5. #f5f298

Shades

#dfd915 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd915
  2. #c9c313
  3. #b2ae11
  4. #9c980f
  5. #86820d
  6. #706d0b
  7. #595708
  8. #434106
  9. #2d2b04
  10. #161602
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd915 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd915
  2. #e2dd2c
  3. #e5e144
  4. #e9e45b
  5. #ece873
  6. #efec8a
  7. #f2f0a1
  8. #f5f4b9
  9. #f9f7d0
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd915 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd915
  2. #d6d020
  3. #ccc72a
  4. #c3be35
  5. #b9b540
  6. #b0ad4b
  7. #a6a455
  8. #9d9b60
  9. #93926b
  10. #8a8975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d6a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd62f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0cab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d727 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9d094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd915 {
  color: #dfd915;
}
Background
.bg-dfd915 {
  background-color: #dfd915;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd915 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd915;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd915;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd915 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd915, #80df15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd915 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 21 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.99 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.25 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.65 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.40 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.63 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.94 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.25 #2026ea Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd915  rgb(223, 217, 21)  hsl(58, 83%, 48%)  Dandelion
#151bdf  rgb(21, 27, 223)  hsl(238, 83%, 48%)  Blue
#15dfd9  rgb(21, 223, 217)  hsl(178, 83%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#d915df  rgb(217, 21, 223)  hsl(298, 83%, 48%)  Medium Orchid