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#DBCD4E

#dbcd4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.04°, 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.5927

Complementary

  1. #dbcd4e
  2. #4e5cdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd4e
  2. #4ea3db
  3. #874edb

Analogous

  1. #db874e
  2. #dbcd4e
  3. #a3db4e

Triadic

  1. #dbcd4e
  2. #4edbcd
  3. #cd4edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd4e
  2. #5cdb4e
  3. #4e5cdb
  4. #cd4edb

Square

  1. #dbcd4e
  2. #4edb87
  3. #4e5cdb
  4. #db4ea3

Monochromatic

  1. #786e18
  2. #b7a925
  3. #dbcd4e
  4. #e8df8e
  5. #f5f1cd

Shades

#dbcd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd4e
  2. #c5b946
  3. #afa43e
  4. #999037
  5. #837b2f
  6. #6e6727
  7. #58521f
  8. #423e17
  9. #2c2910
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd4e
  2. #dfd260
  3. #e2d771
  4. #e6dc83
  5. #e9e195
  6. #ede6a7
  7. #f1ebb8
  8. #f4f0ca
  9. #f8f5dc
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd4e
  2. #d2c553
  3. #c9be58
  4. #c0b65d
  5. #b7ae62
  6. #aea767
  7. #a49f6c
  8. #9b9771
  9. #928f76
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc73e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cd55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebbfb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc945 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cd53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd4e {
  color: #dbcd4e;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd4e {
  background-color: #dbcd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd4e {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd4e, #a3db4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.98 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.82 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.04 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.10 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.39 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.51 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.56 #2432b1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Straw
#dbcd4e  rgb(219, 205, 78)  hsl(54, 66%, 58%)  Straw
#4e5cdb  rgb(78, 92, 219)  hsl(234, 66%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#4edbcd  rgb(78, 219, 205)  hsl(174, 66%, 58%)  Turquoise
#cd4edb  rgb(205, 78, 219)  hsl(294, 66%, 58%)  Medium Orchid