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#DFD949

#dfd949 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd949 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 85.1% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 67.26% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.6°, with 70.09% saturation and 58.04% 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 14.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.6579

Complementary

  1. #dfd949
  2. #494fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd949
  2. #499adf
  3. #8e49df

Analogous

  1. #df8e49
  2. #dfd949
  3. #9adf49

Triadic

  1. #dfd949
  2. #49dfd9
  3. #d949df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd949
  2. #4fdf49
  3. #494fdf
  4. #d949df

Square

  1. #dfd949
  2. #49df8e
  3. #494fdf
  4. #df499a

Monochromatic

  1. #7a7615
  2. #bbb521
  3. #dfd949
  4. #eae78a
  5. #f6f4cb

Shades

#dfd949 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd949
  2. #c9c342
  3. #b2ae3a
  4. #9c9833
  5. #86822c
  6. #706d25
  7. #59571d
  8. #434116
  9. #2d2b0f
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd949 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd949
  2. #e2dd5b
  3. #e5e16d
  4. #e9e480
  5. #ece892
  6. #efeca4
  7. #f2f0b6
  8. #f5f4c8
  9. #f9f7db
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd949 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd949
  2. #d6d04f
  3. #ccc754
  4. #c3be5a
  5. #b9b55f
  6. #b0ad65
  7. #a6a46a
  8. #9d9b70
  9. #939275
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d6ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd134 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed753 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efcbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d43d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d84f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9d19b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd949 {
  color: #dfd949;
}
Background
.bg-dfd949 {
  background-color: #dfd949;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd949 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd949;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd949;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd949 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd949, #9adf49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd949 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 73 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.06 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.35 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.00 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.21 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.26 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.51 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.87 #2026b6 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#dfd949  rgb(223, 217, 73)  hsl(58, 70%, 58%)  Dandelion
#494fdf  rgb(73, 79, 223)  hsl(238, 70%, 58%)  Iris
#49dfd9  rgb(73, 223, 217)  hsl(178, 70%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise
#d949df  rgb(217, 73, 223)  hsl(298, 70%, 58%)  Medium Orchid