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#D9D158

#d9d158 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d9d158 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 81.96% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.69% magenta, 59.45% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 56.28°, with 62.93% 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 13.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.6106

Complementary

  1. #d9d158
  2. #5860d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9d158
  2. #58a0d9
  3. #9058d9

Analogous

  1. #d99058
  2. #d9d158
  3. #a0d958

Triadic

  1. #d9d158
  2. #58d9d1
  3. #d158d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9d158
  2. #60d958
  3. #5860d9
  4. #d158d9

Square

  1. #d9d158
  2. #58d990
  3. #5860d9
  4. #d958a0

Monochromatic

  1. #7c761c
  2. #bab12a
  3. #d9d158
  4. #e7e296
  5. #f5f3d5

Shades

#d9d158 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9d158
  2. #c3bc4f
  3. #aea746
  4. #98923e
  5. #827d35
  6. #6d692c
  7. #575423
  8. #413f1a
  9. #2b2a12
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9d158 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9d158
  2. #ddd669
  3. #e1da79
  4. #e4df8a
  5. #e8e39b
  6. #ece8ac
  7. #f0edbc
  8. #f4f1cd
  9. #f7f6de
  10. #fbfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9d158 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9d158
  2. #d0c95c
  3. #c7c160
  4. #beb964
  5. #b5b168
  6. #ada96c
  7. #a4a070
  8. #9b9874
  9. #929078
  10. #89887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cfab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ca4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d05f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8c4b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #decd50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d05c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2c99a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9d158 {
  color: #d9d158;
}
Background
.bg-d9d158 {
  background-color: #d9d158;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9d158 {
  border: 2px solid #d9d158;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9d158;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 209 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 63% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9d158 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9d158, #a0d958);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9d158 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 209 88 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.92 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.93 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.18 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.25 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.46 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.74 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.98 #262ea7 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Straw
#d9d158  rgb(217, 209, 88)  hsl(56, 63%, 60%)  Straw
#5860d9  rgb(88, 96, 217)  hsl(236, 63%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#58d9d1  rgb(88, 217, 209)  hsl(176, 63%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#d158d9  rgb(209, 88, 217)  hsl(296, 63%, 60%)  Medium Orchid