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#DDCA4E

#ddca4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddca4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 79.22% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 52.03°, with 67.77% saturation and 58.63% 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 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5816

Complementary

  1. #ddca4e
  2. #4e61dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddca4e
  2. #4ea8dd
  3. #834edd

Analogous

  1. #dd834e
  2. #ddca4e
  3. #a8dd4e

Triadic

  1. #ddca4e
  2. #4eddca
  3. #ca4edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddca4e
  2. #61dd4e
  3. #4e61dd
  4. #ca4edd

Square

  1. #ddca4e
  2. #4edd83
  3. #4e61dd
  4. #dd4ea8

Monochromatic

  1. #7a6d18
  2. #bba724
  3. #ddca4e
  4. #e9dd8e
  5. #f6f0ce

Shades

#ddca4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddca4e
  2. #c7b646
  3. #b1a23e
  4. #9b8d37
  5. #85792f
  6. #6f6527
  7. #58511f
  8. #423d17
  9. #2c2810
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddca4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddca4e
  2. #e0cf60
  3. #e4d571
  4. #e7da83
  5. #ebdf95
  6. #eee5a7
  7. #f1eab8
  8. #f5efca
  9. #f8f4dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddca4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddca4e
  2. #d4c353
  3. #cabb58
  4. #c1b45d
  5. #b8ac62
  6. #afa567
  7. #a59e6c
  8. #9c9671
  9. #938f76
  10. #89877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c9a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc43e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cc55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edbcb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc745 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cb52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddca4e {
  color: #ddca4e;
}
Background
.bg-ddca4e {
  background-color: #ddca4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddca4e {
  border: 2px solid #ddca4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddca4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 202 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddca4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddca4e, #a8dd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddca4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 202 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.62 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.88 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.44 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.45 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.38 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.38 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.44 #2235b1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#ddca4e  rgb(221, 202, 78)  hsl(52, 68%, 59%)  Straw
#4e61dd  rgb(78, 97, 221)  hsl(232, 68%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#4eddca  rgb(78, 221, 202)  hsl(172, 68%, 59%)  Turquoise
#ca4edd  rgb(202, 78, 221)  hsl(292, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid