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#DCDA4E

#dcda4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcda4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 85.49% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.91% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 59.15°, with 66.98% saturation and 58.43% 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 14.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6591

Complementary

  1. #dcda4e
  2. #4e50dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcda4e
  2. #4e97dc
  3. #934edc

Analogous

  1. #dc934e
  2. #dcda4e
  3. #97dc4e

Triadic

  1. #dcda4e
  2. #4edcda
  3. #da4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcda4e
  2. #50dc4e
  3. #4e50dc
  4. #da4edc

Square

  1. #dcda4e
  2. #4edc93
  3. #4e50dc
  4. #dc4e97

Monochromatic

  1. #797818
  2. #b9b725
  3. #dcda4e
  4. #e9e78e
  5. #f5f5ce

Shades

#dcda4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcda4e
  2. #c6c446
  3. #b0ae3e
  4. #9a9937
  5. #84832f
  6. #6e6d27
  7. #58571f
  8. #424117
  9. #2c2c10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcda4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcda4e
  2. #e0de60
  3. #e3e171
  4. #e7e583
  5. #eae995
  6. #eeeda7
  7. #f1f0b8
  8. #f5f4ca
  9. #f8f8dc
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcda4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcda4e
  2. #d3d153
  3. #cac858
  4. #c0bf5d
  5. #b7b662
  6. #aead67
  7. #a5a46c
  8. #9c9b71
  9. #929276
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d6ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd13b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd657 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d543 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d854 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d29d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcda4e {
  color: #dcda4e;
}
Background
.bg-dcda4e {
  background-color: #dcda4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcda4e {
  border: 2px solid #dcda4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcda4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 218 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcda4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcda4e, #97dc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcda4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 218 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.53 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.94 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.86 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.05 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.53 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.29 #2325b1 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcda4e  rgb(220, 218, 78)  hsl(59, 67%, 58%)  Straw
#4e50dc  rgb(78, 80, 220)  hsl(239, 67%, 58%)  Iris
#4edcda  rgb(78, 220, 218)  hsl(179, 67%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#da4edc  rgb(218, 78, 220)  hsl(299, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid