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#DFD81E

#dfd81e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfd81e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 86.55% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.82°, with 76.28% saturation and 49.61% 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 13.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.6489

Complementary

  1. #dfd81e
  2. #1e25df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd81e
  2. #1e86df
  3. #771edf

Analogous

  1. #df771e
  2. #dfd81e
  3. #86df1e

Triadic

  1. #dfd81e
  2. #1edfd8
  3. #d81edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd81e
  2. #25df1e
  3. #1e25df
  4. #d81edf

Square

  1. #dfd81e
  2. #1edf77
  3. #1e25df
  4. #df1e86

Monochromatic

  1. #58550c
  2. #9c9715
  3. #dfd81e
  4. #eae560
  5. #f3f0a3

Shades

#dfd81e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd81e
  2. #c9c21b
  3. #b2ad18
  4. #9c9715
  5. #868212
  6. #706c0f
  7. #59560c
  8. #434109
  9. #2d2b06
  10. #161603
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd81e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd81e
  2. #e2dc35
  3. #e5e04b
  4. #e9e462
  5. #ece878
  6. #efec8f
  7. #f2efa5
  8. #f5f3bc
  9. #f9f7d2
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd81e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd81e
  2. #d6cf28
  3. #ccc632
  4. #c3be3b
  5. #b9b545
  6. #b0ac4f
  7. #a6a359
  8. #9d9a63
  9. #93926c
  10. #8a8976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebcf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd633 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d72c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cf94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd81e {
  color: #dfd81e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd81e {
  background-color: #dfd81e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd81e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd81e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd81e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 76% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd81e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd81e, #86df1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd81e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 30 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.97 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.41 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.53 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.54 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.84 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.14 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.15 #2027e1 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd81e  rgb(223, 216, 30)  hsl(58, 76%, 50%)  Dandelion
#1e25df  rgb(30, 37, 223)  hsl(238, 76%, 50%)  Blue
#1edfd8  rgb(30, 223, 216)  hsl(178, 76%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#d81edf  rgb(216, 30, 223)  hsl(298, 76%, 50%)  Medium Orchid