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#DECC4E

#decc4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decc4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 80% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.11% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 52.5°, 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5927

Complementary

  1. #decc4e
  2. #4e60de

Split complementary

  1. #decc4e
  2. #4ea8de
  3. #844ede

Analogous

  1. #de844e
  2. #decc4e
  3. #a8de4e

Triadic

  1. #decc4e
  2. #4edecc
  3. #cc4ede

Tetradic

  1. #decc4e
  2. #60de4e
  3. #4e60de
  4. #cc4ede

Square

  1. #decc4e
  2. #4ede84
  3. #4e60de
  4. #de4ea8

Monochromatic

  1. #7c6f17
  2. #bca923
  3. #decc4e
  4. #eadf8e
  5. #f6f1cf

Shades

#decc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decc4e
  2. #c8b846
  3. #b2a33e
  4. #9b8f37
  5. #857a2f
  6. #6f6627
  7. #59521f
  8. #433d17
  9. #2c2910
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#decc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decc4e
  2. #e1d160
  3. #e5d671
  4. #e8db83
  5. #ebe095
  6. #efe6a7
  7. #f2ebb8
  8. #f5f0ca
  9. #f8f5dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decc4e
  2. #d5c453
  3. #cbbd58
  4. #c2b55d
  5. #b8ae62
  6. #afa667
  7. #a69e6c
  8. #9c9771
  9. #938f76
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec63e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3ce55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebeb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec945 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cd52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c494 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decc4e {
  color: #decc4e;
}
Background
.bg-decc4e {
  background-color: #decc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decc4e {
  border: 2px solid #decc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 204 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decc4e, #a8de4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 204 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.31 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.62 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.31 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.96 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.21 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.25 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.25 #2133b1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Straw
#decc4e  rgb(222, 204, 78)  hsl(53, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#4e60de  rgb(78, 96, 222)  hsl(233, 69%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4edecc  rgb(78, 222, 204)  hsl(173, 69%, 59%)  Turquoise
#cc4ede  rgb(204, 78, 222)  hsl(293, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid