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#DFD83C

#dfd83c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd83c 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 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 73.09% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.42°, with 71.81% saturation and 55.49% 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 14.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.6513

Complementary

  1. #dfd83c
  2. #3c43df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd83c
  2. #3c95df
  3. #863cdf

Analogous

  1. #df863c
  2. #dfd83c
  3. #95df3c

Triadic

  1. #dfd83c
  2. #3cdfd8
  3. #d83cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd83c
  2. #43df3c
  3. #3c43df
  4. #d83cdf

Square

  1. #dfd83c
  2. #3cdf86
  3. #3c43df
  4. #df3c95

Monochromatic

  1. #706c12
  2. #b1ab1d
  3. #dfd83c
  4. #eae57e
  5. #f5f2bf

Shades

#dfd83c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd83c
  2. #c9c236
  3. #b2ad30
  4. #9c972a
  5. #868224
  6. #706c1e
  7. #595618
  8. #434112
  9. #2d2b0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd83c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd83c
  2. #e2dc50
  3. #e5e063
  4. #e9e477
  5. #ece88a
  6. #efec9e
  7. #f2efb1
  8. #f5f3c5
  9. #f9f7d8
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd83c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd83c
  2. #d6cf43
  3. #ccc64a
  4. #c3be50
  5. #b9b557
  6. #b0ac5e
  7. #a6a365
  8. #9d9a6c
  9. #939272
  10. #8a8979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead01c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed648 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efcaba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d32c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d743 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9d098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd83c {
  color: #dfd83c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd83c {
  background-color: #dfd83c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd83c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd83c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd83c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd83c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd83c, #95df3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd83c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 60 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.43 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.12 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.55 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.31 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.41 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.67 #2027c3 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd83c  rgb(223, 216, 60)  hsl(57, 72%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3c43df  rgb(60, 67, 223)  hsl(237, 72%, 55%)  Iris
#3cdfd8  rgb(60, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 72%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#d83cdf  rgb(216, 60, 223)  hsl(297, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid