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#DECB4E

#decb4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decb4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 79.61% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.56% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 52.08°, 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 12.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5879

Complementary

  1. #decb4e
  2. #4e61de

Split complementary

  1. #decb4e
  2. #4ea9de
  3. #834ede

Analogous

  1. #de834e
  2. #decb4e
  3. #a9de4e

Triadic

  1. #decb4e
  2. #4edecb
  3. #cb4ede

Tetradic

  1. #decb4e
  2. #61de4e
  3. #4e61de
  4. #cb4ede

Square

  1. #decb4e
  2. #4ede83
  3. #4e61de
  4. #de4ea9

Monochromatic

  1. #7c6f17
  2. #bca823
  3. #decb4e
  4. #eade8e
  5. #f6f1cf

Shades

#decb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decb4e
  2. #c8b746
  3. #b2a23e
  4. #9b8e37
  5. #857a2f
  6. #6f6627
  7. #59511f
  8. #433d17
  9. #2c2910
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#decb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decb4e
  2. #e1d060
  3. #e5d571
  4. #e8db83
  5. #ebe095
  6. #efe5a7
  7. #f2eab8
  8. #f5efca
  9. #f8f5dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decb4e
  2. #d5c453
  3. #cbbc58
  4. #c2b55d
  5. #b8ad62
  6. #afa667
  7. #a69e6c
  8. #9c9771
  9. #938f76
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2caa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc53e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cd55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebdb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc845 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cc52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decb4e {
  color: #decb4e;
}
Background
.bg-decb4e {
  background-color: #decb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decb4e {
  border: 2px solid #decb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 203 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decb4e, #a9de4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 203 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.51 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.72 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.67 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.20 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.30 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.36 #2134b1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Straw
#decb4e  rgb(222, 203, 78)  hsl(52, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#4e61de  rgb(78, 97, 222)  hsl(232, 69%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4edecb  rgb(78, 222, 203)  hsl(172, 69%, 59%)  Turquoise
#cb4ede  rgb(203, 78, 222)  hsl(292, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid