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#D2CA4E

#d2ca4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d2ca4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.35% red, 79.22% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.81% magenta, 62.86% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 56.36°, with 59.46% saturation and 56.47% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.5649

Complementary

  1. #d2ca4e
  2. #4e56d2

Split complementary

  1. #d2ca4e
  2. #4e98d2
  3. #884ed2

Analogous

  1. #d2884e
  2. #d2ca4e
  3. #98d24e

Triadic

  1. #d2ca4e
  2. #4ed2ca
  3. #ca4ed2

Tetradic

  1. #d2ca4e
  2. #56d24e
  3. #4e56d2
  4. #ca4ed2

Square

  1. #d2ca4e
  2. #4ed288
  3. #4e56d2
  4. #d24e98

Monochromatic

  1. #6c671b
  2. #a9a12b
  3. #d2ca4e
  4. #e2dc8b
  5. #f1efc8

Shades

#d2ca4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d2ca4e
  2. #bdb646
  3. #a8a23e
  4. #938d37
  5. #7e792f
  6. #696527
  7. #54511f
  8. #3f3d17
  9. #2a2810
  10. #151408
  11. #000000

Tints

#d2ca4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d2ca4e
  2. #d7cf60
  3. #dbd571
  4. #e0da83
  5. #e4df95
  6. #e9e5a7
  7. #edeab8
  8. #f2efca
  9. #f6f4dc
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d2ca4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d2ca4e
  2. #cac353
  3. #c2bb58
  4. #b9b45d
  5. #b1ac62
  6. #a9a567
  7. #a19e6c
  8. #999671
  9. #908f76
  10. #88877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbc8a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac33f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec955 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1bdb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c645 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c952 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbc293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d2ca4e {
  color: #d2ca4e;
}
Background
.bg-d2ca4e {
  background-color: #d2ca4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d2ca4e {
  border: 2px solid #d2ca4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d2ca4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 210 202 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 59% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d2ca4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d2ca4e, #98d24e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d2ca4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(210 202 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.50 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.11 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.74 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.20 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.35 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.49 #2d35b1 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#d2ca4e  rgb(210, 202, 78)  hsl(56, 59%, 56%)  Straw
#4e56d2  rgb(78, 86, 210)  hsl(236, 59%, 56%)  Iris
#4ed2ca  rgb(78, 210, 202)  hsl(176, 59%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#ca4ed2  rgb(202, 78, 210)  hsl(296, 59%, 56%)  Medium Orchid