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#D8CB59

#d8cb59 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d8cb59 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 79.61% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.02% magenta, 58.8% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 53.86°, with 61.95% saturation and 59.8% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.5803

Complementary

  1. #d8cb59
  2. #5966d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8cb59
  2. #59a5d8
  3. #8b59d8

Analogous

  1. #d88b59
  2. #d8cb59
  3. #a5d859

Triadic

  1. #d8cb59
  2. #59d8cb
  3. #cb59d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8cb59
  2. #66d859
  3. #5966d8
  4. #cb59d8

Square

  1. #d8cb59
  2. #59d88b
  3. #5966d8
  4. #d859a5

Monochromatic

  1. #7b711d
  2. #b9ab2b
  3. #d8cb59
  4. #e7de97
  5. #f5f2d5

Shades

#d8cb59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8cb59
  2. #c2b750
  3. #ada247
  4. #978e3e
  5. #827a35
  6. #6c662d
  7. #565124
  8. #413d1b
  9. #2b2912
  10. #161409
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8cb59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8cb59
  2. #dcd06a
  3. #e0d57a
  4. #e4db8b
  5. #e8e09b
  6. #ece5ac
  7. #efeabd
  8. #f3efcd
  9. #f7f5de
  10. #fbfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8cb59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8cb59
  2. #cfc45d
  3. #c6bc61
  4. #beb565
  5. #b5ad69
  6. #aca66d
  7. #a39e70
  8. #9a9774
  9. #928f78
  10. #89887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc9a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc54d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0cb5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7beb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac752 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcb5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1c497 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8cb59 {
  color: #d8cb59;
}
Background
.bg-d8cb59 {
  background-color: #d8cb59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8cb59 {
  border: 2px solid #d8cb59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8cb59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 203 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 62% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8cb59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8cb59, #a5d859);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8cb59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 203 89 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.55 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.76 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.98 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.33 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.35 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.62 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.68 #2734a6 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Straw
#d8cb59  rgb(216, 203, 89)  hsl(54, 62%, 60%)  Straw
#5966d8  rgb(89, 102, 216)  hsl(234, 62%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#59d8cb  rgb(89, 216, 203)  hsl(174, 62%, 60%)  Turquoise
#cb59d8  rgb(203, 89, 216)  hsl(294, 62%, 60%)  Medium Orchid