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#DCD751

#dcd751 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd751 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.31% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 63.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.84°, with 66.51% saturation and 59.02% 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 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.6441

Complementary

  1. #dcd751
  2. #5156dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd751
  2. #519cdc
  3. #9151dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9151
  2. #dcd751
  3. #9cdc51

Triadic

  1. #dcd751
  2. #51dcd7
  3. #d751dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd751
  2. #56dc51
  3. #5156dc
  4. #d751dc

Square

  1. #dcd751
  2. #51dc91
  3. #5156dc
  4. #dc519c

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7819
  2. #bbb626
  3. #dcd751
  4. #e9e691
  5. #f6f4d0

Shades

#dcd751 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd751
  2. #c6c249
  3. #b0ac41
  4. #9a9739
  5. #848131
  6. #6e6c29
  7. #585620
  8. #424118
  9. #2c2b10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd751 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd751
  2. #e0db62
  3. #e3df74
  4. #e7e385
  5. #eae797
  6. #eeeba8
  7. #f1efb9
  8. #f5f3cb
  9. #f8f7dc
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd751 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd751
  2. #d3ce56
  3. #cac65a
  4. #c0bd5f
  5. #b7b464
  6. #aeac69
  7. #a5a36d
  8. #9c9a72
  9. #929177
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d4ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cf40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd459 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d247 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d556 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cf9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd751 {
  color: #dcd751;
}
Background
.bg-dcd751 {
  background-color: #dcd751;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd751 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd751;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd751;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 215 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd751 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd751, #9cdc51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd751 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 215 81 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.62 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.12 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.73 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.37 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.76 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.99 #2328ae Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd751  rgb(220, 215, 81)  hsl(58, 67%, 59%)  Straw
#5156dc  rgb(81, 86, 220)  hsl(238, 67%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#51dcd7  rgb(81, 220, 215)  hsl(178, 67%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#d751dc  rgb(215, 81, 220)  hsl(298, 67%, 59%)  Medium Orchid