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#DECA4E

#deca4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#deca4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 79.22% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.01% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 51.67°, with 68.57% saturation and 58.82% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5832

Complementary

  1. #deca4e
  2. #4e62de

Split complementary

  1. #deca4e
  2. #4eaade
  3. #824ede

Analogous

  1. #de824e
  2. #deca4e
  3. #aade4e

Triadic

  1. #deca4e
  2. #4edeca
  3. #ca4ede

Tetradic

  1. #deca4e
  2. #62de4e
  3. #4e62de
  4. #ca4ede

Square

  1. #deca4e
  2. #4ede82
  3. #4e62de
  4. #de4eaa

Monochromatic

  1. #7c6e17
  2. #bca723
  3. #deca4e
  4. #eadd8e
  5. #f6f1cf

Shades

#deca4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deca4e
  2. #c8b646
  3. #b2a23e
  4. #9b8d37
  5. #85792f
  6. #6f6527
  7. #59511f
  8. #433d17
  9. #2c2810
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#deca4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deca4e
  2. #e1cf60
  3. #e5d571
  4. #e8da83
  5. #ebdf95
  6. #efe5a7
  7. #f2eab8
  8. #f5efca
  9. #f8f4dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deca4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deca4e
  2. #d5c353
  3. #cbbb58
  4. #c2b45d
  5. #b8ac62
  6. #afa567
  7. #a69e6c
  8. #9c9671
  9. #938f76
  10. #89877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c9a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc53e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cc55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebcb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc745 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cb52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deca4e {
  color: #deca4e;
}
Background
.bg-deca4e {
  background-color: #deca4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deca4e {
  border: 2px solid #deca4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deca4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 202 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deca4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deca4e, #aade4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deca4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 202 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.72 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.85 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.39 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.17 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.36 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.40 #2135b1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#deca4e  rgb(222, 202, 78)  hsl(52, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#4e62de  rgb(78, 98, 222)  hsl(232, 69%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#4edeca  rgb(78, 222, 202)  hsl(172, 69%, 59%)  Turquoise
#ca4ede  rgb(202, 78, 222)  hsl(292, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid