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#DFD72F

#dfd72f ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd72f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 78.92% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.27°, with 73.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.6449

Complementary

  1. #dfd72f
  2. #2f37df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd72f
  2. #2f8fdf
  3. #7f2fdf

Analogous

  1. #df7f2f
  2. #dfd72f
  3. #8fdf2f

Triadic

  1. #dfd72f
  2. #2fdfd7
  3. #d72fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd72f
  2. #37df2f
  3. #2f37df
  4. #d72fdf

Square

  1. #dfd72f
  2. #2fdf7f
  3. #2f37df
  4. #df2f8f

Monochromatic

  1. #656110
  2. #a8a11a
  3. #dfd72f
  4. #e9e471
  5. #f3f0b4

Shades

#dfd72f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd72f
  2. #c9c22a
  3. #b2ac26
  4. #9c9721
  5. #86811c
  6. #706c18
  7. #595613
  8. #43410e
  9. #2d2b09
  10. #161605
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd72f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd72f
  2. #e2db44
  3. #e5df59
  4. #e9e36d
  5. #ece782
  6. #efeb97
  7. #f2efac
  8. #f5f3c1
  9. #f9f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd72f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd72f
  2. #d6ce37
  3. #ccc63f
  4. #c3bd47
  5. #b9b44f
  6. #b0ac58
  7. #a6a360
  8. #9d9a68
  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 #edd53e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d216 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d638 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ce95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd72f {
  color: #dfd72f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd72f {
  background-color: #dfd72f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd72f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd72f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd72f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd72f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd72f, #8fdf2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd72f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 47 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.12 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.43 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.13 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.62 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.09 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.12 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.31 #2028d0 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd72f  rgb(223, 215, 47)  hsl(57, 73%, 53%)  Dandelion
#2f37df  rgb(47, 55, 223)  hsl(237, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2fdfd7  rgb(47, 223, 215)  hsl(177, 73%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#d72fdf  rgb(215, 47, 223)  hsl(297, 73%, 53%)  Medium Orchid