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#D3CE4E

#d3ce4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d3ce4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.75% red, 80.78% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.37% magenta, 63.03% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 57.74°, with 60.18% saturation and 56.67% 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5854

Complementary

  1. #d3ce4e
  2. #4e53d3

Split complementary

  1. #d3ce4e
  2. #4e96d3
  3. #8b4ed3

Analogous

  1. #d38b4e
  2. #d3ce4e
  3. #96d34e

Triadic

  1. #d3ce4e
  2. #4ed3ce
  3. #ce4ed3

Tetradic

  1. #d3ce4e
  2. #53d34e
  3. #4e53d3
  4. #ce4ed3

Square

  1. #d3ce4e
  2. #4ed38b
  3. #4e53d3
  4. #d34e96

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6a1b
  2. #aaa52a
  3. #d3ce4e
  4. #e2df8b
  5. #f1f0c9

Shades

#d3ce4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d3ce4e
  2. #beb946
  3. #a9a53e
  4. #949037
  5. #7f7c2f
  6. #6a6727
  7. #54521f
  8. #3f3e17
  9. #2a2910
  10. #151508
  11. #000000

Tints

#d3ce4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d3ce4e
  2. #d7d360
  3. #dcd871
  4. #e0dd83
  5. #e5e295
  6. #e9e7a7
  7. #edebb8
  8. #f2f0ca
  9. #f6f5dc
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d3ce4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d3ce4e
  2. #cbc653
  3. #c2be58
  4. #bab75d
  5. #b2af62
  6. #aaa767
  7. #a19f6c
  8. #999771
  9. #919076
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec63e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cc56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2c1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dccd53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcc695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d3ce4e {
  color: #d3ce4e;
}
Background
.bg-d3ce4e {
  background-color: #d3ce4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d3ce4e {
  border: 2px solid #d3ce4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d3ce4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 211 206 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 60% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d3ce4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d3ce4e, #96d34e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d3ce4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(211 206 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.23 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.12 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.67 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.79 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.25 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.82 #2c31b1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#d3ce4e  rgb(211, 206, 78)  hsl(58, 60%, 57%)  Straw
#4e53d3  rgb(78, 83, 211)  hsl(238, 60%, 57%)  Iris
#4ed3ce  rgb(78, 211, 206)  hsl(178, 60%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#ce4ed3  rgb(206, 78, 211)  hsl(298, 60%, 57%)  Medium Orchid