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#DBCB4E

#dbcb4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcb4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 79.61% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.31% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 53.19°, with 66.2% saturation and 58.24% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5832

Complementary

  1. #dbcb4e
  2. #4e5edb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcb4e
  2. #4ea5db
  3. #854edb

Analogous

  1. #db854e
  2. #dbcb4e
  3. #a5db4e

Triadic

  1. #dbcb4e
  2. #4edbcb
  3. #cb4edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcb4e
  2. #5edb4e
  3. #4e5edb
  4. #cb4edb

Square

  1. #dbcb4e
  2. #4edb85
  3. #4e5edb
  4. #db4ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #786d18
  2. #b7a725
  3. #dbcb4e
  4. #e8de8e
  5. #f5f0cd

Shades

#dbcb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcb4e
  2. #c5b746
  3. #afa23e
  4. #998e37
  5. #837a2f
  6. #6e6627
  7. #58511f
  8. #423d17
  9. #2c2910
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcb4e
  2. #dfd060
  3. #e2d571
  4. #e6db83
  5. #e9e095
  6. #ede5a7
  7. #f1eab8
  8. #f4efca
  9. #f8f5dc
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcb4e
  2. #d2c453
  3. #c9bc58
  4. #c0b55d
  5. #b7ad62
  6. #aea667
  7. #a49e6c
  8. #9b9771
  9. #928f76
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0caa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc53e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cc55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebbdb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc745 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcc52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcb4e {
  color: #dbcb4e;
}
Background
.bg-dbcb4e {
  background-color: #dbcb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcb4e {
  border: 2px solid #dbcb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 203 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcb4e, #a5db4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 203 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.28 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.91 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.89 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.90 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.42 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.50 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.55 #2434b1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#dbcb4e  rgb(219, 203, 78)  hsl(53, 66%, 58%)  Straw
#4e5edb  rgb(78, 94, 219)  hsl(233, 66%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4edbcb  rgb(78, 219, 203)  hsl(173, 66%, 58%)  Turquoise
#cb4edb  rgb(203, 78, 219)  hsl(293, 66%, 58%)  Medium Orchid