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#DBCF4E

#dbcf4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcf4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 81.18% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.48% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.89°, 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 13.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6024

Complementary

  1. #dbcf4e
  2. #4e5adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcf4e
  2. #4ea1db
  3. #894edb

Analogous

  1. #db894e
  2. #dbcf4e
  3. #a1db4e

Triadic

  1. #dbcf4e
  2. #4edbcf
  3. #cf4edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcf4e
  2. #5adb4e
  3. #4e5adb
  4. #cf4edb

Square

  1. #dbcf4e
  2. #4edb89
  3. #4e5adb
  4. #db4ea1

Monochromatic

  1. #787018
  2. #b7ab25
  3. #dbcf4e
  4. #e8e08e
  5. #f5f1cd

Shades

#dbcf4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcf4e
  2. #c5ba46
  3. #afa63e
  4. #999137
  5. #837c2f
  6. #6e6827
  7. #58531f
  8. #423e17
  9. #2c2910
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcf4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcf4e
  2. #dfd460
  3. #e2d971
  4. #e6dd83
  5. #e9e295
  6. #ede7a7
  7. #f1ecb8
  8. #f4f1ca
  9. #f8f5dc
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcf4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcf4e
  2. #d2c753
  3. #c9bf58
  4. #c0b75d
  5. #b7af62
  6. #aea867
  7. #a4a06c
  8. #9b9871
  9. #929076
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cda8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c83d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cf56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #decb45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cf53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcf4e {
  color: #dbcf4e;
}
Background
.bg-dbcf4e {
  background-color: #dbcf4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcf4e {
  border: 2px solid #dbcf4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcf4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 207 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcf4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcf4e, #a1db4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcf4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 207 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.76 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.83 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.75 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.24 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.43 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.63 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.12 #2430b1 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Straw
#dbcf4e  rgb(219, 207, 78)  hsl(55, 66%, 58%)  Straw
#4e5adb  rgb(78, 90, 219)  hsl(235, 66%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#4edbcf  rgb(78, 219, 207)  hsl(175, 66%, 58%)  Turquoise
#cf4edb  rgb(207, 78, 219)  hsl(295, 66%, 58%)  Medium Orchid