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#DFD83E

#dfd83e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd83e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 72.2% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.39°, with 71.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.6515

Complementary

  1. #dfd83e
  2. #3e45df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd83e
  2. #3e95df
  3. #873edf

Analogous

  1. #df873e
  2. #dfd83e
  3. #95df3e

Triadic

  1. #dfd83e
  2. #3edfd8
  3. #d83edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd83e
  2. #45df3e
  3. #3e45df
  4. #d83edf

Square

  1. #dfd83e
  2. #3edf87
  3. #3e45df
  4. #df3e95

Monochromatic

  1. #716d13
  2. #b3ac1e
  3. #dfd83e
  4. #eae580
  5. #f5f3c1

Shades

#dfd83e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd83e
  2. #c9c238
  3. #b2ad32
  4. #9c972b
  5. #868225
  6. #706c1f
  7. #595619
  8. #434113
  9. #2d2b0c
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd83e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd83e
  2. #e2dc51
  3. #e5e065
  4. #e9e478
  5. #ece88b
  6. #efec9f
  7. #f2efb2
  8. #f5f3c5
  9. #f9f7d8
  10. #fcfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd83e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd83e
  2. #d6cf45
  3. #ccc64b
  4. #c3be52
  5. #b9b558
  6. #b0ac5f
  7. #a6a366
  8. #9d9a6c
  9. #939273
  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 #d8d5ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead020 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed649 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efcaba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d32f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d745 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9d098 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd83e {
  color: #dfd83e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd83e {
  background-color: #dfd83e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd83e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd83e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd83e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd83e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd83e, #95df3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd83e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 62 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.51 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.21 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.67 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.14 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.32 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.45 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.72 #2027c1 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd83e  rgb(223, 216, 62)  hsl(57, 72%, 56%)  Dandelion
#3e45df  rgb(62, 69, 223)  hsl(237, 72%, 56%)  Iris
#3edfd8  rgb(62, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 72%, 56%)  Bright Turquoise
#d83edf  rgb(216, 62, 223)  hsl(297, 72%, 56%)  Medium Orchid