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#DFD72B

#dfd72b ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd72b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.31% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 80.72% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.33°, 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 13.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.6446

Complementary

  1. #dfd72b
  2. #2b33df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd72b
  2. #2b8ddf
  3. #7d2bdf

Analogous

  1. #df7d2b
  2. #dfd72b
  3. #8ddf2b

Triadic

  1. #dfd72b
  2. #2bdfd7
  3. #d72bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd72b
  2. #33df2b
  3. #2b33df
  4. #d72bdf

Square

  1. #dfd72b
  2. #2bdf7d
  3. #2b33df
  4. #df2b8d

Monochromatic

  1. #625e0f
  2. #a59e19
  3. #dfd72b
  4. #e9e46d
  5. #f3f0b0

Shades

#dfd72b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd72b
  2. #c9c227
  3. #b2ac22
  4. #9c971e
  5. #86811a
  6. #706c16
  7. #595611
  8. #43410d
  9. #2d2b09
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd72b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd72b
  2. #e2db40
  3. #e5df55
  4. #e9e36b
  5. #ece780
  6. #efeb95
  7. #f2efaa
  8. #f5f3bf
  9. #f9f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd72b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd72b
  2. #d6ce34
  3. #ccc63c
  4. #c3bd45
  5. #b9b44d
  6. #b0ac56
  7. #a6a35e
  8. #9d9a67
  9. #93916f
  10. #8a8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d4a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd53b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d20c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d635 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ce94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd72b {
  color: #dfd72b;
}
Background
.bg-dfd72b {
  background-color: #dfd72b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd72b {
  border: 2px solid #dfd72b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd72b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd72b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd72b, #8ddf2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd72b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 43 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.06 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.33 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.00 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.65 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.08 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.31 #2028d4 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd72b  rgb(223, 215, 43)  hsl(57, 74%, 52%)  Dandelion
#2b33df  rgb(43, 51, 223)  hsl(237, 74%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2bdfd7  rgb(43, 223, 215)  hsl(177, 74%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#d72bdf  rgb(215, 43, 223)  hsl(297, 74%, 52%)  Medium Orchid