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#DFD73A

#dfd73a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd73a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 73.99% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.09°, with 72.05% saturation and 55.1% 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 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.6459

Complementary

  1. #dfd73a
  2. #3a42df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd73a
  2. #3a95df
  3. #853adf

Analogous

  1. #df853a
  2. #dfd73a
  3. #95df3a

Triadic

  1. #dfd73a
  2. #3adfd7
  3. #d73adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd73a
  2. #42df3a
  3. #3a42df
  4. #d73adf

Square

  1. #dfd73a
  2. #3adf85
  3. #3a42df
  4. #df3a95

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6a12
  2. #b0a91d
  3. #dfd73a
  4. #eae47c
  5. #f4f2be

Shades

#dfd73a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd73a
  2. #c9c234
  3. #b2ac2e
  4. #9c9729
  5. #868123
  6. #706c1d
  7. #595617
  8. #434111
  9. #2d2b0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd73a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd73a
  2. #e2db4e
  3. #e5df61
  4. #e9e375
  5. #ece789
  6. #efeb9d
  7. #f2efb0
  8. #f5f3c4
  9. #f9f7d8
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd73a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd73a
  2. #d6ce41
  3. #ccc648
  4. #c3bd4f
  5. #b9b456
  6. #b0ac5d
  7. #a6a364
  8. #9d9a6b
  9. #939172
  10. #8a8979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d4aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacf18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd546 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d229 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d642 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ce97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd73a {
  color: #dfd73a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd73a {
  background-color: #dfd73a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd73a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd73a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd73a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd73a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd73a, #95df3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd73a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 58 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.39 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.81 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.60 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.58 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.27 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.69 #2028c5 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd73a  rgb(223, 215, 58)  hsl(57, 72%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3a42df  rgb(58, 66, 223)  hsl(237, 72%, 55%)  Iris
#3adfd7  rgb(58, 223, 215)  hsl(177, 72%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#d73adf  rgb(215, 58, 223)  hsl(297, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid