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#DDCD4E

#ddcd4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 53.29°, 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 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5958

Complementary

  1. #ddcd4e
  2. #4e5edd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcd4e
  2. #4ea5dd
  3. #864edd

Analogous

  1. #dd864e
  2. #ddcd4e
  3. #a5dd4e

Triadic

  1. #ddcd4e
  2. #4eddcd
  3. #cd4edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcd4e
  2. #5edd4e
  3. #4e5edd
  4. #cd4edd

Square

  1. #ddcd4e
  2. #4edd86
  3. #4e5edd
  4. #dd4ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #7a6f18
  2. #bbaa24
  3. #ddcd4e
  4. #e9df8e
  5. #f6f1ce

Shades

#ddcd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcd4e
  2. #c7b946
  3. #b1a43e
  4. #9b9037
  5. #857b2f
  6. #6f6727
  7. #58521f
  8. #423e17
  9. #2c2910
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcd4e
  2. #e0d260
  3. #e4d771
  4. #e7dc83
  5. #ebe195
  6. #eee6a7
  7. #f1ebb8
  8. #f5f0ca
  9. #f8f5dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcd4e
  2. #d4c553
  3. #cabe58
  4. #c1b65d
  5. #b8ae62
  6. #afa767
  7. #a59f6c
  8. #9c9771
  9. #938f76
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc73e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4ce55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edbfb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec945 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ce52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcd4e {
  color: #ddcd4e;
}
Background
.bg-ddcd4e {
  background-color: #ddcd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcd4e {
  border: 2px solid #ddcd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd4e, #a5dd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.07 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.62 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.59 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.01 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.33 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.40 #2232b1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Straw
#ddcd4e  rgb(221, 205, 78)  hsl(53, 68%, 59%)  Straw
#4e5edd  rgb(78, 94, 221)  hsl(233, 68%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4eddcd  rgb(78, 221, 205)  hsl(173, 68%, 59%)  Turquoise
#cd4edd  rgb(205, 78, 221)  hsl(293, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid