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#DFD84A

#dfd84a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd84a 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 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 66.82% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.18°, with 69.95% saturation and 58.24% 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 14.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.6529

Complementary

  1. #dfd84a
  2. #4a51df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd84a
  2. #4a9cdf
  3. #8e4adf

Analogous

  1. #df8e4a
  2. #dfd84a
  3. #9cdf4a

Triadic

  1. #dfd84a
  2. #4adfd8
  3. #d84adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd84a
  2. #51df4a
  3. #4a51df
  4. #d84adf

Square

  1. #dfd84a
  2. #4adf8e
  3. #4a51df
  4. #df4a9c

Monochromatic

  1. #7a7616
  2. #bbb421
  3. #dfd84a
  4. #eae68b
  5. #f6f4cc

Shades

#dfd84a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd84a
  2. #c9c243
  3. #b2ad3b
  4. #9c9734
  5. #86822c
  6. #706c25
  7. #59561e
  8. #434116
  9. #2d2b0f
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd84a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd84a
  2. #e2dc5c
  3. #e5e06e
  4. #e9e480
  5. #ece892
  6. #efeca5
  7. #f2efb7
  8. #f5f3c9
  9. #f9f7db
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd84a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd84a
  2. #d6cf4f
  3. #ccc655
  4. #c3be5a
  5. #b9b560
  6. #b0ac65
  7. #a6a36a
  8. #9d9a70
  9. #939275
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead035 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd653 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efcabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d33f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d750 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9d09b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd84a {
  color: #dfd84a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd84a {
  background-color: #dfd84a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd84a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd84a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd84a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd84a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd84a, #9cdf4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd84a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 74 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.14 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.16 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.87 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.46 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.52 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.72 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.80 #2027b5 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd84a  rgb(223, 216, 74)  hsl(57, 70%, 58%)  Dandelion
#4a51df  rgb(74, 81, 223)  hsl(237, 70%, 58%)  Iris
#4adfd8  rgb(74, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 70%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise
#d84adf  rgb(216, 74, 223)  hsl(297, 70%, 58%)  Medium Orchid