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#DCCE4E

#dcce4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcce4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 80.78% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 54.08°, 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 12.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5991

Complementary

  1. #dcce4e
  2. #4e5cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcce4e
  2. #4ea3dc
  3. #874edc

Analogous

  1. #dc874e
  2. #dcce4e
  3. #a3dc4e

Triadic

  1. #dcce4e
  2. #4edcce
  3. #ce4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcce4e
  2. #5cdc4e
  3. #4e5cdc
  4. #ce4edc

Square

  1. #dcce4e
  2. #4edc87
  3. #4e5cdc
  4. #dc4ea3

Monochromatic

  1. #796f18
  2. #b9aa25
  3. #dcce4e
  4. #e9e08e
  5. #f5f1ce

Shades

#dcce4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcce4e
  2. #c6b946
  3. #b0a53e
  4. #9a9037
  5. #847c2f
  6. #6e6727
  7. #58521f
  8. #423e17
  9. #2c2910
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcce4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcce4e
  2. #e0d360
  3. #e3d871
  4. #e7dd83
  5. #eae295
  6. #eee7a7
  7. #f1ebb8
  8. #f5f0ca
  9. #f8f5dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcce4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcce4e
  2. #d3c653
  3. #cabe58
  4. #c0b75d
  5. #b7af62
  6. #aea767
  7. #a59f6c
  8. #9c9771
  9. #929076
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c83e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4ce55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc0b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ce53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcce4e {
  color: #dcce4e;
}
Background
.bg-dcce4e {
  background-color: #dcce4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcce4e {
  border: 2px solid #dcce4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcce4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 206 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcce4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcce4e, #a3dc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcce4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 206 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.88 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.70 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.86 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.90 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.33 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.72 #2331b1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Straw
#dcce4e  rgb(220, 206, 78)  hsl(54, 67%, 58%)  Straw
#4e5cdc  rgb(78, 92, 220)  hsl(234, 67%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4edcce  rgb(78, 220, 206)  hsl(174, 67%, 58%)  Turquoise
#ce4edc  rgb(206, 78, 220)  hsl(294, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid