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#D8D97A

#d8d97a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d8d97a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 85.1% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.78% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 60.63°, with 55.56% saturation and 66.47% 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 14.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.6563

Complementary

  1. #d8d97a
  2. #7b7ad9

Split complementary

  1. #d8d97a
  2. #7aa9d9
  3. #aa7ad9

Analogous

  1. #d9aa7a
  2. #d8d97a
  3. #a9d97a

Triadic

  1. #d8d97a
  2. #7ad8d9
  3. #d97ad8

Tetradic

  1. #d8d97a
  2. #7ad97b
  3. #7b7ad9
  4. #d97ad8

Square

  1. #d8d97a
  2. #7ad9aa
  3. #7b7ad9
  4. #d97aa9

Monochromatic

  1. #909129
  2. #c7c83e
  3. #d8d97a
  4. #e9eab5
  5. #fafaef

Shades

#d8d97a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8d97a
  2. #c2c36e
  3. #adae62
  4. #979855
  5. #828249
  6. #6c6d3d
  7. #565731
  8. #414125
  9. #2b2b18
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8d97a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8d97a
  2. #dcdd87
  3. #e0e195
  4. #e4e4a2
  5. #e8e8af
  6. #ececbd
  7. #eff0ca
  8. #f3f4d7
  9. #f7f7e4
  10. #fbfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8d97a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8d97a
  2. #cfd07b
  3. #c6c77b
  4. #bebe7c
  5. #b5b57c
  6. #acad7d
  7. #a3a47e
  8. #9a9b7e
  9. #92927f
  10. #89897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d6b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6d272 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d57e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4cfc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d575 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d77d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfd3aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8d97a {
  color: #d8d97a;
}
Background
.bg-d8d97a {
  background-color: #d8d97a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8d97a {
  border: 2px solid #d8d97a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8d97a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 217 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 56% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8d97a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8d97a, #a9d97a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8d97a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 217 122 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.70 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.55 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.41 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.97 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.99 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.33 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.68 #272685 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#d8d97a  rgb(216, 217, 122)  hsl(61, 56%, 66%)  Straw
#7b7ad9  rgb(123, 122, 217)  hsl(241, 56%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#7ad8d9  rgb(122, 216, 217)  hsl(181, 56%, 66%)  Medium Turquoise
#d97ad8  rgb(217, 122, 216)  hsl(301, 56%, 66%)  Orchid