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#D4CD4E

#d4cd4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d4cd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.3% magenta, 63.21% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 56.87°, with 60.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 12.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5821

Complementary

  1. #d4cd4e
  2. #4e55d4

Split complementary

  1. #d4cd4e
  2. #4e98d4
  3. #8a4ed4

Analogous

  1. #d48a4e
  2. #d4cd4e
  3. #98d44e

Triadic

  1. #d4cd4e
  2. #4ed4cd
  3. #cd4ed4

Tetradic

  1. #d4cd4e
  2. #55d44e
  3. #4e55d4
  4. #cd4ed4

Square

  1. #d4cd4e
  2. #4ed48a
  3. #4e55d4
  4. #d44e98

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6a1b
  2. #aca52a
  3. #d4cd4e
  4. #e3de8c
  5. #f2f0c9

Shades

#d4cd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d4cd4e
  2. #bfb946
  3. #aaa43e
  4. #949037
  5. #7f7b2f
  6. #6a6727
  7. #55521f
  8. #403e17
  9. #2a2910
  10. #151508
  11. #000000

Tints

#d4cd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d4cd4e
  2. #d8d260
  3. #ddd771
  4. #e1dc83
  5. #e5e195
  6. #eae6a7
  7. #eeebb8
  8. #f2f0ca
  9. #f6f5dc
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d4cd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d4cd4e
  2. #ccc553
  3. #c3be58
  4. #bbb65d
  5. #b2ae62
  6. #aaa767
  7. #a29f6c
  8. #999771
  9. #918f76
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcaa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec63e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cb56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3c0b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac945 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dccc53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ddc595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d4cd4e {
  color: #d4cd4e;
}
Background
.bg-d4cd4e {
  background-color: #d4cd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d4cd4e {
  border: 2px solid #d4cd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d4cd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 61% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d4cd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d4cd4e, #98d44e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d4cd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.16 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.87 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.75 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.12 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.37 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.40 #2b32b1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#d4cd4e  rgb(212, 205, 78)  hsl(57, 61%, 57%)  Straw
#4e55d4  rgb(78, 85, 212)  hsl(237, 61%, 57%)  Iris
#4ed4cd  rgb(78, 212, 205)  hsl(177, 61%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd4ed4  rgb(205, 78, 212)  hsl(297, 61%, 57%)  Medium Orchid