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#DCCD4E

#dccd4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dccd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.82% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 53.66°, with 66.98% saturation and 58.43% 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.5943

Complementary

  1. #dccd4e
  2. #4e5ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dccd4e
  2. #4ea4dc
  3. #864edc

Analogous

  1. #dc864e
  2. #dccd4e
  3. #a4dc4e

Triadic

  1. #dccd4e
  2. #4edccd
  3. #cd4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dccd4e
  2. #5ddc4e
  3. #4e5ddc
  4. #cd4edc

Square

  1. #dccd4e
  2. #4edc86
  3. #4e5ddc
  4. #dc4ea4

Monochromatic

  1. #796f18
  2. #b9a925
  3. #dccd4e
  4. #e9df8e
  5. #f5f1ce

Shades

#dccd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dccd4e
  2. #c6b946
  3. #b0a43e
  4. #9a9037
  5. #847b2f
  6. #6e6727
  7. #58521f
  8. #423e17
  9. #2c2910
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dccd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dccd4e
  2. #e0d260
  3. #e3d771
  4. #e7dc83
  5. #eae195
  6. #eee6a7
  7. #f1ebb8
  8. #f5f0ca
  9. #f8f5dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dccd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dccd4e
  2. #d3c553
  3. #cabe58
  4. #c0b65d
  5. #b7ae62
  6. #aea767
  7. #a59f6c
  8. #9c9771
  9. #928f76
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc73e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3ce55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbfb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec945 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cd52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dccd4e {
  color: #dccd4e;
}
Background
.bg-dccd4e {
  background-color: #dccd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dccd4e {
  border: 2px solid #dccd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dccd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dccd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dccd4e, #a4dc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dccd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.01 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.72 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.05 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.32 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.41 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.47 #2332b1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Straw
#dccd4e  rgb(220, 205, 78)  hsl(54, 67%, 58%)  Straw
#4e5ddc  rgb(78, 93, 220)  hsl(234, 67%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4edccd  rgb(78, 220, 205)  hsl(174, 67%, 58%)  Turquoise
#cd4edc  rgb(205, 78, 220)  hsl(294, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid