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#DFD72E

#dfd72e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd72e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 79.37% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.29°, with 73.44% saturation and 52.75% 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 13.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.6449

Complementary

  1. #dfd72e
  2. #2e36df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd72e
  2. #2e8fdf
  3. #7f2edf

Analogous

  1. #df7f2e
  2. #dfd72e
  3. #8fdf2e

Triadic

  1. #dfd72e
  2. #2edfd7
  3. #d72edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd72e
  2. #36df2e
  3. #2e36df
  4. #d72edf

Square

  1. #dfd72e
  2. #2edf7f
  3. #2e36df
  4. #df2e8f

Monochromatic

  1. #65610f
  2. #a7a11a
  3. #dfd72e
  4. #e9e470
  5. #f3f0b3

Shades

#dfd72e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd72e
  2. #c9c229
  3. #b2ac25
  4. #9c9720
  5. #86811c
  6. #706c17
  7. #595612
  8. #43410e
  9. #2d2b09
  10. #161605
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd72e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd72e
  2. #e2db43
  3. #e5df58
  4. #e9e36d
  5. #ece782
  6. #efeb97
  7. #f2efab
  8. #f5f3c0
  9. #f9f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd72e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd72e
  2. #d6ce36
  3. #ccc63e
  4. #c3bd47
  5. #b9b44f
  6. #b0ac57
  7. #a6a35f
  8. #9d9a67
  9. #939170
  10. #8a8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.9:1 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 #edd53d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d214 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d638 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ce95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd72e {
  color: #dfd72e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd72e {
  background-color: #dfd72e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd72e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd72e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd72e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd72e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd72e, #8fdf2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd72e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 46 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.10 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.40 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.10 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.63 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.11 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.14 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.28 #2028d1 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd72e  rgb(223, 215, 46)  hsl(57, 73%, 53%)  Dandelion
#2e36df  rgb(46, 54, 223)  hsl(237, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2edfd7  rgb(46, 223, 215)  hsl(177, 73%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#d72edf  rgb(215, 46, 223)  hsl(297, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid