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#DFDD42

#dfdd42 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfdd42 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 86.67% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 70.4% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 59.24°, with 71.04% saturation and 56.67% 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 14.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.6779

Complementary

  1. #dfdd42
  2. #4244df

Split complementary

  1. #dfdd42
  2. #4292df
  3. #8f42df

Analogous

  1. #df8f42
  2. #dfdd42
  3. #92df42

Triadic

  1. #dfdd42
  2. #42dfdd
  3. #dd42df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdd42
  2. #44df42
  3. #4244df
  4. #dd42df

Square

  1. #dfdd42
  2. #42df8f
  3. #4244df
  4. #df4292

Monochromatic

  1. #747314
  2. #b6b41f
  3. #dfdd42
  4. #eae983
  5. #f5f5c5

Shades

#dfdd42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdd42
  2. #c9c73b
  3. #b2b135
  4. #9c9b2e
  5. #868528
  6. #706f21
  7. #59581a
  8. #434214
  9. #2d2c0d
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdd42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdd42
  2. #e2e055
  3. #e5e468
  4. #e9e77b
  5. #eceb8e
  6. #efeea1
  7. #f2f1b3
  8. #f5f5c6
  9. #f9f8d9
  10. #fcfcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdd42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdd42
  2. #d6d448
  3. #ccca4e
  4. #c3c155
  5. #b9b85b
  6. #b0af61
  7. #a6a567
  8. #9d9c6d
  9. #939374
  10. #8a897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad9af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd426 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d94d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efcfbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d833 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eadb49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9d59c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdd42 {
  color: #dfdd42;
}
Background
.bg-dfdd42 {
  background-color: #dfdd42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdd42 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdd42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdd42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 221 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 71% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdd42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdd42, #92df42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdd42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 221 66 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.03 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.45 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.42 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.54 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.79 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.61 #2022bd Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfdd42  rgb(223, 221, 66)  hsl(59, 71%, 57%)  Dandelion
#4244df  rgb(66, 68, 223)  hsl(239, 71%, 57%)  Iris
#42dfdd  rgb(66, 223, 221)  hsl(179, 71%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#dd42df  rgb(221, 66, 223)  hsl(299, 71%, 57%)  Fuchsia