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#DDCB4E

#ddcb4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcb4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 79.61% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.14% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 52.45°, 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 12.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5863

Complementary

  1. #ddcb4e
  2. #4e60dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcb4e
  2. #4ea7dd
  3. #844edd

Analogous

  1. #dd844e
  2. #ddcb4e
  3. #a7dd4e

Triadic

  1. #ddcb4e
  2. #4eddcb
  3. #cb4edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcb4e
  2. #60dd4e
  3. #4e60dd
  4. #cb4edd

Square

  1. #ddcb4e
  2. #4edd84
  3. #4e60dd
  4. #dd4ea7

Monochromatic

  1. #7a6e18
  2. #bba824
  3. #ddcb4e
  4. #e9de8e
  5. #f6f1ce

Shades

#ddcb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcb4e
  2. #c7b746
  3. #b1a23e
  4. #9b8e37
  5. #857a2f
  6. #6f6627
  7. #58511f
  8. #423d17
  9. #2c2910
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcb4e
  2. #e0d060
  3. #e4d571
  4. #e7db83
  5. #ebe095
  6. #eee5a7
  7. #f1eab8
  8. #f5efca
  9. #f8f5dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcb4e
  2. #d4c453
  3. #cabc58
  4. #c1b55d
  5. #b8ad62
  6. #afa667
  7. #a59e6c
  8. #9c9771
  9. #938f76
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1caa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc53e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cd55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edbdb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc845 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cc52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcb4e {
  color: #ddcb4e;
}
Background
.bg-ddcb4e {
  background-color: #ddcb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcb4e {
  border: 2px solid #ddcb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 203 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcb4e, #a7dd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 203 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.42 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.77 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.48 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.73 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.33 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.41 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.42 #2234b1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#ddcb4e  rgb(221, 203, 78)  hsl(52, 68%, 59%)  Straw
#4e60dd  rgb(78, 96, 221)  hsl(232, 68%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4eddcb  rgb(78, 221, 203)  hsl(172, 68%, 59%)  Turquoise
#cb4edd  rgb(203, 78, 221)  hsl(292, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid