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#D7CD4E

#d7cd4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d7cd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.65% magenta, 63.72% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 55.62°, with 63.13% saturation and 57.45% 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 12.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5866

Complementary

  1. #d7cd4e
  2. #4e58d7

Split complementary

  1. #d7cd4e
  2. #4e9cd7
  3. #884ed7

Analogous

  1. #d7884e
  2. #d7cd4e
  3. #9cd74e

Triadic

  1. #d7cd4e
  2. #4ed7cd
  3. #cd4ed7

Tetradic

  1. #d7cd4e
  2. #58d74e
  3. #4e58d7
  4. #cd4ed7

Square

  1. #d7cd4e
  2. #4ed788
  3. #4e58d7
  4. #d74e9c

Monochromatic

  1. #726c1a
  2. #b1a728
  3. #d7cd4e
  4. #e5df8c
  5. #f3f0cb

Shades

#d7cd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d7cd4e
  2. #c2b946
  3. #aca43e
  4. #979037
  5. #817b2f
  6. #6c6727
  7. #56521f
  8. #413e17
  9. #2b2910
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#d7cd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d7cd4e
  2. #dbd260
  3. #dfd771
  4. #e3dc83
  5. #e7e195
  6. #ebe6a7
  7. #efebb8
  8. #f3f0ca
  9. #f7f5dc
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d7cd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d7cd4e
  2. #cec553
  3. #c6be58
  4. #bdb65d
  5. #b4ae62
  6. #aca767
  7. #a39f6c
  8. #9a9771
  9. #918f76
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfcba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec63e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cc56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6c0b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc945 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcc53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0c595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d7cd4e {
  color: #d7cd4e;
}
Background
.bg-d7cd4e {
  background-color: #d7cd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d7cd4e {
  border: 2px solid #d7cd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d7cd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 63% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d7cd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d7cd4e, #9cd74e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d7cd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.99 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.36 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.41 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.73 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.97 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.97 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.98 #2832b1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#d7cd4e  rgb(215, 205, 78)  hsl(56, 63%, 57%)  Straw
#4e58d7  rgb(78, 88, 215)  hsl(236, 63%, 57%)  Iris
#4ed7cd  rgb(78, 215, 205)  hsl(176, 63%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd4ed7  rgb(205, 78, 215)  hsl(296, 63%, 57%)  Medium Orchid