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#DFD71B

#dfd71b ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd71b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.31% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 87.89% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.55°, with 78.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 13.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.6437

Complementary

  1. #dfd71b
  2. #1b23df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd71b
  2. #1b85df
  3. #751bdf

Analogous

  1. #df751b
  2. #dfd71b
  3. #85df1b

Triadic

  1. #dfd71b
  2. #1bdfd7
  3. #d71bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd71b
  2. #23df1b
  3. #1b23df
  4. #d71bdf

Square

  1. #dfd71b
  2. #1bdf75
  3. #1b23df
  4. #df1b85

Monochromatic

  1. #57530a
  2. #9b9513
  3. #dfd71b
  4. #ebe55b
  5. #f3f0a0

Shades

#dfd71b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd71b
  2. #c9c218
  3. #b2ac16
  4. #9c9713
  5. #868110
  6. #706c0e
  7. #59560b
  8. #434108
  9. #2d2b05
  10. #161603
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd71b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd71b
  2. #e2db32
  3. #e5df49
  4. #e9e35f
  5. #ece776
  6. #efeb8d
  7. #f2efa4
  8. #f5f3bb
  9. #f9f7d1
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd71b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd71b
  2. #d6ce25
  3. #ccc62f
  4. #c3bd39
  5. #b9b443
  6. #b0ac4e
  7. #a6a358
  8. #9d9a62
  9. #93916c
  10. #8a8976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d4a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed531 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d62a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ce93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd71b {
  color: #dfd71b;
}
Background
.bg-dfd71b {
  background-color: #dfd71b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd71b {
  border: 2px solid #dfd71b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd71b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd71b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd71b, #85df1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd71b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 27 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.00 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.11 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.66 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.83 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.91 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.03 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.21 #2028e4 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd71b  rgb(223, 215, 27)  hsl(58, 78%, 49%)  Dandelion
#1b23df  rgb(27, 35, 223)  hsl(238, 78%, 49%)  Blue
#1bdfd7  rgb(27, 223, 215)  hsl(178, 78%, 49%)  Bright Turquoise
#d71bdf  rgb(215, 27, 223)  hsl(298, 78%, 49%)  Medium Orchid