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#D5CD4E

#d5cd4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d5cd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.76% magenta, 63.38% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 56.44°, with 61.64% saturation and 57.06% 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 12.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5836

Complementary

  1. #d5cd4e
  2. #4e56d5

Split complementary

  1. #d5cd4e
  2. #4e9ad5
  3. #894ed5

Analogous

  1. #d5894e
  2. #d5cd4e
  3. #9ad54e

Triadic

  1. #d5cd4e
  2. #4ed5cd
  3. #cd4ed5

Tetradic

  1. #d5cd4e
  2. #56d54e
  3. #4e56d5
  4. #cd4ed5

Square

  1. #d5cd4e
  2. #4ed589
  3. #4e56d5
  4. #d54e9a

Monochromatic

  1. #706a1a
  2. #ada629
  3. #d5cd4e
  4. #e4de8c
  5. #f2f0ca

Shades

#d5cd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5cd4e
  2. #c0b946
  3. #aaa43e
  4. #959037
  5. #807b2f
  6. #6b6727
  7. #55521f
  8. #403e17
  9. #2b2910
  10. #151508
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5cd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5cd4e
  2. #d9d260
  3. #ddd771
  4. #e2dc83
  5. #e6e195
  6. #eae6a7
  7. #eeebb8
  8. #f2f0ca
  9. #f7f5dc
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5cd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5cd4e
  2. #cdc553
  3. #c4be58
  4. #bcb65d
  5. #b3ae62
  6. #aba767
  7. #a29f6c
  8. #9a9771
  9. #918f76
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cecba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec63e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cc56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4c0b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac945 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dccc53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dec595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5cd4e {
  color: #d5cd4e;
}
Background
.bg-d5cd4e {
  background-color: #d5cd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5cd4e {
  border: 2px solid #d5cd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5cd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 62% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5cd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5cd4e, #9ad54e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5cd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.09 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.69 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.63 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.95 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.23 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.26 #2a32b1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#d5cd4e  rgb(213, 205, 78)  hsl(56, 62%, 57%)  Straw
#4e56d5  rgb(78, 86, 213)  hsl(236, 62%, 57%)  Iris
#4ed5cd  rgb(78, 213, 205)  hsl(176, 62%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd4ed5  rgb(205, 78, 213)  hsl(296, 62%, 57%)  Medium Orchid