ColorTool
Log in
#D2CA59

#d2ca59 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#d2ca59 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.35% red, 79.22% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.81% magenta, 57.62% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 56.03°, with 57.35% 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 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc66
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5666

Complementary

  1. #d2ca59
  2. #5961d2

Split complementary

  1. #d2ca59
  2. #599ed2
  3. #8e59d2

Analogous

  1. #d28e59
  2. #d2ca59
  3. #9ed259

Triadic

  1. #d2ca59
  2. #59d2ca
  3. #ca59d2

Tetradic

  1. #d2ca59
  2. #61d259
  3. #5961d2
  4. #ca59d2

Square

  1. #d2ca59
  2. #59d28e
  3. #5961d2
  4. #d2599e

Monochromatic

  1. #736d1f
  2. #afa72f
  3. #d2ca59
  4. #e2dd95
  5. #f3f0d1

Shades

#d2ca59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d2ca59
  2. #bdb650
  3. #a8a247
  4. #938d3e
  5. #7e7935
  6. #69652d
  7. #545124
  8. #3f3d1b
  9. #2a2812
  10. #151409
  11. #000000

Tints

#d2ca59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d2ca59
  2. #d7cf6a
  3. #dbd57a
  4. #e0da8b
  5. #e4df9b
  6. #e9e5ac
  7. #edeabd
  8. #f2efcd
  9. #f6f4de
  10. #fbfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d2ca59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d2ca59
  2. #cac35d
  3. #c2bb61
  4. #b9b465
  5. #b1ac69
  6. #a9a56d
  7. #a19e70
  8. #999674
  9. #908f78
  10. #88877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbc8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac34d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc95f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0beb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c652 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c95d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbc396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-d2ca59 {
  color: #d2ca59;
}
Background
.bg-d2ca59 {
  background-color: #d2ca59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d2ca59 {
  border: 2px solid #d2ca59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d2ca59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 210 202 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 57% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d2ca59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d2ca59, #9ed259);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d2ca59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(210 202 89 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.96 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.66 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.78 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.91 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.16 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.17 #2d35a6 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#d2ca59  rgb(210, 202, 89)  hsl(56, 57%, 59%)  Straw
#5961d2  rgb(89, 97, 210)  hsl(236, 57%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#59d2ca  rgb(89, 210, 202)  hsl(176, 57%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#ca59d2  rgb(202, 89, 210)  hsl(296, 57%, 59%)  Medium Orchid