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#DBCE4E

#dbce4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbce4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.78% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.94% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.47°, 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 12.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5975

Complementary

  1. #dbce4e
  2. #4e5bdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbce4e
  2. #4ea2db
  3. #884edb

Analogous

  1. #db884e
  2. #dbce4e
  3. #a2db4e

Triadic

  1. #dbce4e
  2. #4edbce
  3. #ce4edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbce4e
  2. #5bdb4e
  3. #4e5bdb
  4. #ce4edb

Square

  1. #dbce4e
  2. #4edb88
  3. #4e5bdb
  4. #db4ea2

Monochromatic

  1. #786f18
  2. #b7aa25
  3. #dbce4e
  4. #e8e08e
  5. #f5f1cd

Shades

#dbce4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbce4e
  2. #c5b946
  3. #afa53e
  4. #999037
  5. #837c2f
  6. #6e6727
  7. #58521f
  8. #423e17
  9. #2c2910
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbce4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbce4e
  2. #dfd360
  3. #e2d871
  4. #e6dd83
  5. #e9e295
  6. #ede7a7
  7. #f1ebb8
  8. #f4f0ca
  9. #f8f5dc
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbce4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbce4e
  2. #d2c653
  3. #c9be58
  4. #c0b75d
  5. #b7af62
  6. #aea767
  7. #a49f6c
  8. #9b9771
  9. #929076
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c73e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4ce55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ce53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbce4e {
  color: #dbce4e;
}
Background
.bg-dbce4e {
  background-color: #dbce4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbce4e {
  border: 2px solid #dbce4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbce4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 206 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbce4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbce4e, #a2db4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbce4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 206 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.86 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.82 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.92 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.13 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.40 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.59 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.82 #2431b1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Straw
#dbce4e  rgb(219, 206, 78)  hsl(54, 66%, 58%)  Straw
#4e5bdb  rgb(78, 91, 219)  hsl(234, 66%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#4edbce  rgb(78, 219, 206)  hsl(174, 66%, 58%)  Turquoise
#ce4edb  rgb(206, 78, 219)  hsl(294, 66%, 58%)  Medium Orchid