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#DFD838

#dfd838 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd838 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 74.89% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.49°, with 72.29% saturation and 54.71% 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 14.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.6509

Complementary

  1. #dfd838
  2. #383fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd838
  2. #3892df
  3. #8538df

Analogous

  1. #df8538
  2. #dfd838
  3. #92df38

Triadic

  1. #dfd838
  2. #38dfd8
  3. #d838df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd838
  2. #3fdf38
  3. #383fdf
  4. #d838df

Square

  1. #dfd838
  2. #38df85
  3. #383fdf
  4. #df3892

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6911
  2. #aea81c
  3. #dfd838
  4. #eae57a
  5. #f4f2bc

Shades

#dfd838 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd838
  2. #c9c232
  3. #b2ad2d
  4. #9c9727
  5. #868222
  6. #706c1c
  7. #595616
  8. #434111
  9. #2d2b0b
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd838 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd838
  2. #e2dc4c
  3. #e5e060
  4. #e9e474
  5. #ece888
  6. #efec9c
  7. #f2efaf
  8. #f5f3c3
  9. #f9f7d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd838 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd838
  2. #d6cf3f
  3. #ccc646
  4. #c3be4e
  5. #b9b555
  6. #b0ac5c
  7. #a6a363
  8. #9d9a6a
  9. #939272
  10. #8a8979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd011 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed645 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d326 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d740 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cf97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd838 {
  color: #dfd838;
}
Background
.bg-dfd838 {
  background-color: #dfd838;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd838 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd838;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd838;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd838 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd838, #92df38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd838 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 56 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.30 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.96 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.35 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.30 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.57 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.33 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.50 #2027c7 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd838  rgb(223, 216, 56)  hsl(57, 72%, 55%)  Dandelion
#383fdf  rgb(56, 63, 223)  hsl(237, 72%, 55%)  Iris
#38dfd8  rgb(56, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 72%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#d838df  rgb(216, 56, 223)  hsl(297, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid