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#DDCF4E

#ddcf4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcf4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 81.18% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.33% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.13°, 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 13.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6055

Complementary

  1. #ddcf4e
  2. #4e5cdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcf4e
  2. #4ea3dd
  3. #884edd

Analogous

  1. #dd884e
  2. #ddcf4e
  3. #a3dd4e

Triadic

  1. #ddcf4e
  2. #4eddcf
  3. #cf4edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcf4e
  2. #5cdd4e
  3. #4e5cdd
  4. #cf4edd

Square

  1. #ddcf4e
  2. #4edd88
  3. #4e5cdd
  4. #dd4ea3

Monochromatic

  1. #7a7118
  2. #bbac24
  3. #ddcf4e
  4. #e9e08e
  5. #f6f2ce

Shades

#ddcf4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcf4e
  2. #c7ba46
  3. #b1a63e
  4. #9b9137
  5. #857c2f
  6. #6f6827
  7. #58531f
  8. #423e17
  9. #2c2910
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcf4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcf4e
  2. #e0d460
  3. #e4d971
  4. #e7dd83
  5. #ebe295
  6. #eee7a7
  7. #f1ecb8
  8. #f5f1ca
  9. #f8f5dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcf4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcf4e
  2. #d4c753
  3. #cabf58
  4. #c1b75d
  5. #b8af62
  6. #afa867
  7. #a5a06c
  8. #9c9871
  9. #939076
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cda8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c93d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cf56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc1b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfcb45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cf53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c796 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcf4e {
  color: #ddcf4e;
}
Background
.bg-ddcf4e {
  background-color: #ddcf4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcf4e {
  border: 2px solid #ddcf4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcf4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 207 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcf4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcf4e, #a3dd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcf4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 207 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.80 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.58 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.62 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.77 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.27 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.44 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.75 #2230b1 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Straw
#ddcf4e  rgb(221, 207, 78)  hsl(54, 68%, 59%)  Straw
#4e5cdd  rgb(78, 92, 221)  hsl(234, 68%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4eddcf  rgb(78, 221, 207)  hsl(174, 68%, 59%)  Turquoise
#cf4edd  rgb(207, 78, 221)  hsl(294, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid