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#DDDA4E

#ddda4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddda4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 85.49% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.74°, 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 14.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6607

Complementary

  1. #ddda4e
  2. #4e51dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddda4e
  2. #4e99dd
  3. #934edd

Analogous

  1. #dd934e
  2. #ddda4e
  3. #99dd4e

Triadic

  1. #ddda4e
  2. #4eddda
  3. #da4edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddda4e
  2. #51dd4e
  3. #4e51dd
  4. #da4edd

Square

  1. #ddda4e
  2. #4edd93
  3. #4e51dd
  4. #dd4e99

Monochromatic

  1. #7a7818
  2. #bbb724
  3. #ddda4e
  4. #e9e78e
  5. #f6f5ce

Shades

#ddda4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddda4e
  2. #c7c446
  3. #b1ae3e
  4. #9b9937
  5. #85832f
  6. #6f6d27
  7. #58571f
  8. #424117
  9. #2c2c10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddda4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddda4e
  2. #e0de60
  3. #e4e171
  4. #e7e583
  5. #ebe995
  6. #eeeda7
  7. #f1f0b8
  8. #f5f4ca
  9. #f8f8dc
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddda4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddda4e
  2. #d4d153
  3. #cac858
  4. #c1bf5d
  5. #b8b662
  6. #afad67
  7. #a5a46c
  8. #9c9b71
  9. #939276
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d7af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd23b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed757 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecccbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d543 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d854 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d29d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddda4e {
  color: #ddda4e;
}
Background
.bg-ddda4e {
  background-color: #ddda4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddda4e {
  border: 2px solid #ddda4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddda4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 218 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddda4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddda4e, #99dd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddda4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 218 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.20 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.71 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.75 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.74 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.87 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.47 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.24 #2225b1 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#ddda4e  rgb(221, 218, 78)  hsl(59, 68%, 59%)  Straw
#4e51dd  rgb(78, 81, 221)  hsl(239, 68%, 59%)  Iris
#4eddda  rgb(78, 221, 218)  hsl(179, 68%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#da4edd  rgb(218, 78, 221)  hsl(299, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid