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#DFDC2B

#dfdc2b ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfdc2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.35% magenta, 80.72% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 59°, with 73.77% saturation and 52.16% 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 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.6705

Complementary

  1. #dfdc2b
  2. #2b2edf

Split complementary

  1. #dfdc2b
  2. #2b88df
  3. #822bdf

Analogous

  1. #df822b
  2. #dfdc2b
  3. #88df2b

Triadic

  1. #dfdc2b
  2. #2bdfdc
  3. #dc2bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfdc2b
  2. #2edf2b
  3. #2b2edf
  4. #dc2bdf

Square

  1. #dfdc2b
  2. #2bdf82
  3. #2b2edf
  4. #df2b88

Monochromatic

  1. #62610f
  2. #a5a219
  3. #dfdc2b
  4. #e9e76d
  5. #f3f2b0

Shades

#dfdc2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdc2b
  2. #c9c627
  3. #b2b022
  4. #9c9a1e
  5. #86841a
  6. #706e16
  7. #595811
  8. #43420d
  9. #2d2c09
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdc2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdc2b
  2. #e2e040
  3. #e5e355
  4. #e9e76b
  5. #ecea80
  6. #efee95
  7. #f2f1aa
  8. #f5f5bf
  9. #f9f8d5
  10. #fcfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdc2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdc2b
  2. #d6d334
  3. #ccca3c
  4. #c3c045
  5. #b9b74d
  6. #b0ae56
  7. #a6a55e
  8. #9d9c67
  9. #93926f
  10. #8a8978
  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 #f1d83c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efcdbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d708 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eada36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9d398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdc2b {
  color: #dfdc2b;
}
Background
.bg-dfdc2b {
  background-color: #dfdc2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdc2b {
  border: 2px solid #dfdc2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdc2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdc2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdc2b, #88df2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdc2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 43 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.20 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.37 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.37 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.67 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.78 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.10 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.23 #2023d4 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfdc2b  rgb(223, 220, 43)  hsl(59, 74%, 52%)  Dandelion
#2b2edf  rgb(43, 46, 223)  hsl(239, 74%, 52%)  Blue
#2bdfdc  rgb(43, 223, 220)  hsl(179, 74%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc2bdf  rgb(220, 43, 223)  hsl(299, 74%, 52%)  Medium Orchid