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#DFDC2A

#dfdc2a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfdc2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 86.27% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.35% magenta, 81.17% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 59.01°, with 73.88% saturation and 51.96% 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 14.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.6704

Complementary

  1. #dfdc2a
  2. #2a2ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfdc2a
  2. #2a87df
  3. #822adf

Analogous

  1. #df822a
  2. #dfdc2a
  3. #87df2a

Triadic

  1. #dfdc2a
  2. #2adfdc
  3. #dc2adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfdc2a
  2. #2ddf2a
  3. #2a2ddf
  4. #dc2adf

Square

  1. #dfdc2a
  2. #2adf82
  3. #2a2ddf
  4. #df2a87

Monochromatic

  1. #61600f
  2. #a4a219
  3. #dfdc2a
  4. #e9e76d
  5. #f3f2af

Shades

#dfdc2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdc2a
  2. #c9c626
  3. #b2b022
  4. #9c9a1d
  5. #868419
  6. #706e15
  7. #595811
  8. #43420d
  9. #2d2c08
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdc2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdc2a
  2. #e2e03f
  3. #e5e355
  4. #e9e76a
  5. #ecea7f
  6. #efee95
  7. #f2f1aa
  8. #f5f5bf
  9. #f9f8d4
  10. #fcfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdc2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdc2a
  2. #d6d333
  3. #ccca3b
  4. #c3c044
  5. #b9b74c
  6. #b0ae55
  7. #a6a55e
  8. #9d9c66
  9. #93926f
  10. #8a8977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d8ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d83b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0cdbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d705 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eada35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9d398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdc2a {
  color: #dfdc2a;
}
Background
.bg-dfdc2a {
  background-color: #dfdc2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdc2a {
  border: 2px solid #dfdc2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdc2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdc2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdc2a, #87df2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdc2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 42 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.19 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.34 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.38 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.65 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.75 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.07 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.25 #2023d5 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfdc2a  rgb(223, 220, 42)  hsl(59, 74%, 52%)  Dandelion
#2a2ddf  rgb(42, 45, 223)  hsl(239, 74%, 52%)  Blue
#2adfdc  rgb(42, 223, 220)  hsl(179, 74%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc2adf  rgb(220, 42, 223)  hsl(299, 74%, 52%)  Medium Orchid