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#D5CE53

#d5ce53 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d5ce53 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 80.78% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.29% magenta, 61.03% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 56.77°, with 60.75% saturation and 58.04% 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 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.5891

Complementary

  1. #d5ce53
  2. #535ad5

Split complementary

  1. #d5ce53
  2. #539bd5
  3. #8d53d5

Analogous

  1. #d58d53
  2. #d5ce53
  3. #9bd553

Triadic

  1. #d5ce53
  2. #53d5ce
  3. #ce53d5

Tetradic

  1. #d5ce53
  2. #5ad553
  3. #535ad5
  4. #ce53d5

Square

  1. #d5ce53
  2. #53d58d
  3. #535ad5
  4. #d5539b

Monochromatic

  1. #736e1c
  2. #b0a92b
  3. #d5ce53
  4. #e4e090
  5. #f3f1ce

Shades

#d5ce53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5ce53
  2. #c0b94b
  3. #aaa542
  4. #95903a
  5. #807c32
  6. #6b672a
  7. #555221
  8. #403e19
  9. #2b2911
  10. #151508
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5ce53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5ce53
  2. #d9d364
  3. #ddd875
  4. #e2dd87
  5. #e6e298
  6. #eae7a9
  7. #eeebba
  8. #f2f0cb
  9. #f7f5dd
  10. #fbfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5ce53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5ce53
  2. #cdc658
  3. #c4be5c
  4. #bcb761
  5. #b3af65
  6. #aba76a
  7. #a29f6e
  8. #9a9773
  9. #919077
  10. #89887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cecba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec745 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cc5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4c1b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbca4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcd57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dec797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5ce53 {
  color: #d5ce53;
}
Background
.bg-d5ce53 {
  background-color: #d5ce53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5ce53 {
  border: 2px solid #d5ce53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5ce53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 206 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 61% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5ce53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5ce53, #9bd553);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5ce53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 206 83 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.71 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.19 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.63 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.86 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.95 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.20 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.51 #2a31ac Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Straw
#d5ce53  rgb(213, 206, 83)  hsl(57, 61%, 58%)  Straw
#535ad5  rgb(83, 90, 213)  hsl(237, 61%, 58%)  Iris
#53d5ce  rgb(83, 213, 206)  hsl(177, 61%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#ce53d5  rgb(206, 83, 213)  hsl(297, 61%, 58%)  Medium Orchid