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#DCD87F

#dcd87f ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd87f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.71% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 42.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.42°, with 57.06% saturation and 68.04% 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 14.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.6586

Complementary

  1. #dcd87f
  2. #7f83dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd87f
  2. #7fb2dc
  3. #aa7fdc

Analogous

  1. #dcaa7f
  2. #dcd87f
  3. #b2dc7f

Triadic

  1. #dcd87f
  2. #7fdcd8
  3. #d87fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd87f
  2. #83dc7f
  3. #7f83dc
  4. #d87fdc

Square

  1. #dcd87f
  2. #7fdcaa
  3. #7f83dc
  4. #dc7fb2

Monochromatic

  1. #98942a
  2. #ccc643
  3. #dcd87f
  4. #eceabb
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dcd87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd87f
  2. #c6c272
  3. #b0ad66
  4. #9a9759
  5. #84824c
  6. #6e6c40
  7. #585633
  8. #424126
  9. #2c2b19
  10. #16160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd87f
  2. #e0dc8c
  3. #e3e099
  4. #e7e4a5
  5. #eae8b2
  6. #eeecbf
  7. #f1efcc
  8. #f5f3d9
  9. #f8f7e5
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd87f
  2. #d3cf7f
  3. #cac67f
  4. #c0be7f
  5. #b7b57f
  6. #aeac80
  7. #a5a380
  8. #9c9a80
  9. #929280
  10. #898980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d6b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6d278 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d683 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8cec3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d47b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d781 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3d2ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd87f {
  color: #dcd87f;
}
Background
.bg-dcd87f {
  background-color: #dcd87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd87f {
  border: 2px solid #dcd87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 57% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd87f, #b2dc7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 127 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.25 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.77 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.15 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.71 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.42 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.52 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.51 #232780 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd87f  rgb(220, 216, 127)  hsl(57, 57%, 68%)  Straw
#7f83dc  rgb(127, 131, 220)  hsl(237, 57%, 68%)  Glaucous
#7fdcd8  rgb(127, 220, 216)  hsl(177, 57%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#d87fdc  rgb(216, 127, 220)  hsl(297, 57%, 68%)  Orchid