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#DCD652

#dcd652 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd652 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.92% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 62.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.39°, with 66.35% saturation and 59.22% 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 13.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.6392

Complementary

  1. #dcd652
  2. #5258dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd652
  2. #529ddc
  3. #9152dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9152
  2. #dcd652
  3. #9ddc52

Triadic

  1. #dcd652
  2. #52dcd6
  3. #d652dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd652
  2. #58dc52
  3. #5258dc
  4. #d652dc

Square

  1. #dcd652
  2. #52dc91
  3. #5258dc
  4. #dc529d

Monochromatic

  1. #7c7819
  2. #bcb526
  3. #dcd652
  4. #e9e592
  5. #f6f4d1

Shades

#dcd652 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd652
  2. #c6c14a
  3. #b0ab42
  4. #9a9639
  5. #848031
  6. #6e6b29
  7. #585621
  8. #424019
  9. #2c2b10
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd652 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd652
  2. #e0da63
  3. #e3de75
  4. #e7e286
  5. #eae697
  6. #eeeba9
  7. #f1efba
  8. #f5f3cb
  9. #f8f7dc
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd652 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd652
  2. #d3cd57
  3. #cac55b
  4. #c0bc60
  5. #b7b464
  6. #aeab69
  7. #a5a26e
  8. #9c9a72
  9. #929177
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d3ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7ce41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead45a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d149 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d557 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5ce9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd652 {
  color: #dcd652;
}
Background
.bg-dcd652 {
  background-color: #dcd652;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd652 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd652;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd652;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd652 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd652, #9ddc52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd652 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 82 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.42 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.22 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.66 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.82 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.55 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.57 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.87 #2329ad Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd652  rgb(220, 214, 82)  hsl(57, 66%, 59%)  Straw
#5258dc  rgb(82, 88, 220)  hsl(237, 66%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#52dcd6  rgb(82, 220, 214)  hsl(177, 66%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#d652dc  rgb(214, 82, 220)  hsl(297, 66%, 59%)  Medium Orchid