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#DCD554

#dcd554 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd554 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.53% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.18% magenta, 61.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.91°, with 66.02% saturation and 59.61% 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 13.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.6344

Complementary

  1. #dcd554
  2. #545bdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd554
  2. #549fdc
  3. #9154dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9154
  2. #dcd554
  3. #9fdc54

Triadic

  1. #dcd554
  2. #54dcd5
  3. #d554dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd554
  2. #5bdc54
  3. #545bdc
  4. #d554dc

Square

  1. #dcd554
  2. #54dc91
  3. #545bdc
  4. #dc549f

Monochromatic

  1. #7d781a
  2. #bdb527
  3. #dcd554
  4. #e9e594
  5. #f6f4d3

Shades

#dcd554 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd554
  2. #c6c04c
  3. #b0aa43
  4. #9a953b
  5. #848032
  6. #6e6b2a
  7. #585522
  8. #424019
  9. #2c2b11
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd554 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd554
  2. #e0d965
  3. #e3dd76
  4. #e7e287
  5. #eae698
  6. #eeeaaa
  7. #f1eebb
  8. #f5f2cc
  9. #f8f7dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd554 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd554
  2. #d3cd58
  3. #cac45d
  4. #c0bc61
  5. #b7b366
  6. #aeab6a
  7. #a5a26e
  8. #9c9a73
  9. #929177
  10. #89897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ce44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d35c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc8ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d14b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d459 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cd9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd554 {
  color: #dcd554;
}
Background
.bg-dcd554 {
  background-color: #dcd554;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd554 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd554;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd554;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 213 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd554 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd554, #9fdc54);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd554 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 213 84 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.15 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.43 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.69 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.21 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.27 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.58 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.77 #232aab Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd554  rgb(220, 213, 84)  hsl(57, 66%, 60%)  Straw
#545bdc  rgb(84, 91, 220)  hsl(237, 66%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#54dcd5  rgb(84, 220, 213)  hsl(177, 66%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#d554dc  rgb(213, 84, 220)  hsl(297, 66%, 60%)  Medium Orchid