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#DCD366

#dcd366 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd366 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 82.75% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 53.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.42°, with 62.77% saturation and 63.14% 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 13.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.65.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6276

Complementary

  1. #dcd366
  2. #666fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd366
  2. #66aadc
  3. #9866dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9866
  2. #dcd366
  3. #aadc66

Triadic

  1. #dcd366
  2. #66dcd3
  3. #d366dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd366
  2. #6fdc66
  3. #666fdc
  4. #d366dc

Square

  1. #dcd366
  2. #66dc98
  3. #666fdc
  4. #dc66aa

Monochromatic

  1. #8a811f
  2. #c8bc2e
  3. #dcd366
  4. #eae5a4
  5. #f8f7e3

Shades

#dcd366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd366
  2. #c6be5c
  3. #b0a952
  4. #9a9447
  5. #847f3d
  6. #6e6a33
  7. #585429
  8. #423f1f
  9. #2c2a14
  10. #16150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd366
  2. #e0d775
  3. #e3dc85
  4. #e7e094
  5. #eae5a3
  6. #eee9b3
  7. #f1edc2
  8. #f5f2d1
  9. #f8f6e0
  10. #fcfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd366
  2. #d3cb69
  3. #cac26b
  4. #c0ba6e
  5. #b7b270
  6. #aeaa73
  7. #a5a176
  8. #9c9978
  9. #92917b
  10. #89887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d1af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3cd5b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d26b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac7bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cf60 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d269 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd366 {
  color: #dcd366;
}
Background
.bg-dcd366 {
  background-color: #dcd366;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd366 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 211 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 63% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd366, #aadc66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 211 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.65 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.53 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.91 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.37 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.04 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.76 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.28 #232c99 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd366  rgb(220, 211, 102)  hsl(55, 63%, 63%)  Straw
#666fdc  rgb(102, 111, 220)  hsl(235, 63%, 63%)  Medium Slate Blue
#66dcd3  rgb(102, 220, 211)  hsl(175, 63%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise
#d366dc  rgb(211, 102, 220)  hsl(295, 63%, 63%)  Orchid