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#DFDB3A

#dfdb3a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfdb3a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 85.88% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.79% magenta, 73.99% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 58.55°, with 72.05% saturation and 55.1% 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 14.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6666

Complementary

  1. #dfdb3a
  2. #3a3edf

Split complementary

  1. #dfdb3a
  2. #3a90df
  3. #893adf

Analogous

  1. #df893a
  2. #dfdb3a
  3. #90df3a

Triadic

  1. #dfdb3a
  2. #3adfdb
  3. #db3adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfdb3a
  2. #3edf3a
  3. #3a3edf
  4. #db3adf

Square

  1. #dfdb3a
  2. #3adf89
  3. #3a3edf
  4. #df3a90

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6c12
  2. #b0ac1d
  3. #dfdb3a
  4. #eae77c
  5. #f4f3be

Shades

#dfdb3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdb3a
  2. #c9c534
  3. #b2af2e
  4. #9c9929
  5. #868323
  6. #706e1d
  7. #595817
  8. #434211
  9. #2d2c0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdb3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdb3a
  2. #e2df4e
  3. #e5e261
  4. #e9e675
  5. #ece989
  6. #efed9d
  7. #f2f1b0
  8. #f5f4c4
  9. #f9f8d8
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdb3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdb3a
  2. #d6d241
  3. #ccc948
  4. #c3c04f
  5. #b9b756
  6. #b0ae5d
  7. #a6a464
  8. #9d9b6b
  9. #939272
  10. #8a8979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d8ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd215 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d847 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efcdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d628 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d942 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9d399 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdb3a {
  color: #dfdb3a;
}
Background
.bg-dfdb3a {
  background-color: #dfdb3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdb3a {
  border: 2px solid #dfdb3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdb3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 219 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdb3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdb3a, #90df3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdb3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 219 58 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.42 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.10 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.76 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.71 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.18 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.34 #2024c5 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfdb3a  rgb(223, 219, 58)  hsl(59, 72%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3a3edf  rgb(58, 62, 223)  hsl(239, 72%, 55%)  Iris
#3adfdb  rgb(58, 223, 219)  hsl(179, 72%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#db3adf  rgb(219, 58, 223)  hsl(299, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid