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#DAD048

#dad048 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dad048 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 81.57% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.59% magenta, 66.97% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 55.89°, with 66.36% saturation and 56.86% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.22.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6049

Complementary

  1. #dad048
  2. #4852da

Split complementary

  1. #dad048
  2. #489bda
  3. #8748da

Analogous

  1. #da8748
  2. #dad048
  3. #9bda48

Triadic

  1. #dad048
  2. #48dad0
  3. #d048da

Tetradic

  1. #dad048
  2. #52da48
  3. #4852da
  4. #d048da

Square

  1. #dad048
  2. #48da87
  3. #4852da
  4. #da489b

Monochromatic

  1. #726c17
  2. #b2a824
  3. #dad048
  4. #e7e088
  5. #f4f1c7

Shades

#dad048 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad048
  2. #c4bb41
  3. #aea63a
  4. #999232
  5. #837d2b
  6. #6d6824
  7. #57531d
  8. #413e16
  9. #2c2a0e
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad048 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad048
  2. #ded55a
  3. #e1d96d
  4. #e5de7f
  5. #e9e391
  6. #ede8a4
  7. #f0ecb6
  8. #f4f1c8
  9. #f8f6da
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad048 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad048
  2. #d1c84e
  3. #c8c053
  4. #bfb859
  5. #b6b05e
  6. #ada864
  7. #a4a06a
  8. #9b986f
  9. #929075
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c935 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cf51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfcc3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cf4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4c895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad048 {
  color: #dad048;
}
Background
.bg-dad048 {
  background-color: #dad048;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad048 {
  border: 2px solid #dad048;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad048;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 208 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 66% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad048 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad048, #9bda48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad048 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 208 72 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.22 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.53 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.33 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.68 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.92 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.04 #252fb7 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Straw
#dad048  rgb(218, 208, 72)  hsl(56, 66%, 57%)  Straw
#4852da  rgb(72, 82, 218)  hsl(236, 66%, 57%)  Iris
#48dad0  rgb(72, 218, 208)  hsl(176, 66%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d048da  rgb(208, 72, 218)  hsl(296, 66%, 57%)  Medium Orchid