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#D8D44F

#d8d44f ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d8d44f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 83.14% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.85% magenta, 63.43% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 58.25°, with 63.72% saturation and 57.84% 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 13.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.6225

Complementary

  1. #d8d44f
  2. #4f53d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8d44f
  2. #4f97d8
  3. #8f4fd8

Analogous

  1. #d88f4f
  2. #d8d44f
  3. #97d84f

Triadic

  1. #d8d44f
  2. #4fd8d4
  3. #d44fd8

Tetradic

  1. #d8d44f
  2. #53d84f
  3. #4f53d8
  4. #d44fd8

Square

  1. #d8d44f
  2. #4fd88f
  3. #4f53d8
  4. #d84f97

Monochromatic

  1. #74721a
  2. #b3af28
  3. #d8d44f
  4. #e6e38e
  5. #f4f3cc

Shades

#d8d44f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8d44f
  2. #c2bf47
  3. #adaa3f
  4. #979437
  5. #827f2f
  6. #6c6a28
  7. #565520
  8. #414018
  9. #2b2a10
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8d44f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8d44f
  2. #dcd861
  3. #e0dd72
  4. #e4e184
  5. #e8e595
  6. #eceaa7
  7. #efeeb9
  8. #f3f2ca
  9. #f7f6dc
  10. #fbfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8d44f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8d44f
  2. #cfcc54
  3. #c6c359
  4. #bebb5e
  5. #b5b263
  6. #acaa68
  7. #a3a26c
  8. #9a9971
  9. #929176
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d1ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cc3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d157 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7c7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cf45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d254 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1cc99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8d44f {
  color: #d8d44f;
}
Background
.bg-d8d44f {
  background-color: #d8d44f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8d44f {
  border: 2px solid #d8d44f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8d44f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 212 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 64% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8d44f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8d44f, #97d84f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8d44f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 212 79 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.87 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.61 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.72 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.88 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.92 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.05 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.38 #272bb0 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#d8d44f  rgb(216, 212, 79)  hsl(58, 64%, 58%)  Straw
#4f53d8  rgb(79, 83, 216)  hsl(238, 64%, 58%)  Iris
#4fd8d4  rgb(79, 216, 212)  hsl(178, 64%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#d44fd8  rgb(212, 79, 216)  hsl(298, 64%, 58%)  Medium Orchid