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#D9C666

#d9c666 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d9c666 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 77.65% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.76% magenta, 53% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 50.09°, with 60.21% saturation and 62.55% 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.561

Complementary

  1. #d9c666
  2. #6679d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9c666
  2. #66b2d9
  3. #8d66d9

Analogous

  1. #d98d66
  2. #d9c666
  3. #b2d966

Triadic

  1. #d9c666
  2. #66d9c6
  3. #c666d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9c666
  2. #79d966
  3. #6679d9
  4. #c666d9

Square

  1. #d9c666
  2. #66d98d
  3. #6679d9
  4. #d966b2

Monochromatic

  1. #857421
  2. #c2aa30
  3. #d9c666
  4. #e8dda3
  5. #f7f4e1

Shades

#d9c666 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9c666
  2. #c3b25c
  3. #ae9e52
  4. #988b47
  5. #82773d
  6. #6d6333
  7. #574f29
  8. #413b1f
  9. #2b2814
  10. #16140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9c666 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9c666
  2. #ddcc75
  3. #e1d185
  4. #e4d794
  5. #e8dda3
  6. #ece3b3
  7. #f0e8c2
  8. #f4eed1
  9. #f7f4e0
  10. #fbf9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9c666 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9c666
  2. #d0bf69
  3. #c7b86b
  4. #beb16e
  5. #b5aa70
  6. #ada373
  7. #a49c76
  8. #9b9578
  9. #928e7b
  10. #89877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec6a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c25d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc86a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8bab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c361 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac769 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2bf98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9c666 {
  color: #d9c666;
}
Background
.bg-d9c666 {
  background-color: #d9c666;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9c666 {
  border: 2px solid #d9c666;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9c666;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 198 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 60% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9c666 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9c666, #b2d966);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9c666 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 198 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.01 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.35 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.43 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.64 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.24 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.51 #263999 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Straw
#d9c666  rgb(217, 198, 102)  hsl(50, 60%, 63%)  Straw
#6679d9  rgb(102, 121, 217)  hsl(230, 60%, 63%)  Glaucous
#66d9c6  rgb(102, 217, 198)  hsl(170, 60%, 63%)  Turquoise
#c666d9  rgb(198, 102, 217)  hsl(290, 60%, 63%)  Medium Orchid