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#DAD353

#dad353 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dad353 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 82.75% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.21% magenta, 61.93% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 56.89°, with 64.59% saturation and 59.02% 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 13.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.6212

Complementary

  1. #dad353
  2. #535ada

Split complementary

  1. #dad353
  2. #539dda
  3. #9053da

Analogous

  1. #da9053
  2. #dad353
  3. #9dda53

Triadic

  1. #dad353
  2. #53dad3
  3. #d353da

Tetradic

  1. #dad353
  2. #5ada53
  3. #535ada
  4. #d353da

Square

  1. #dad353
  2. #53da90
  3. #535ada
  4. #da539d

Monochromatic

  1. #7a751a
  2. #b9b128
  3. #dad353
  4. #e8e392
  5. #f5f3d1

Shades

#dad353 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad353
  2. #c4be4b
  3. #aea942
  4. #99943a
  5. #837f32
  6. #6d6a2a
  7. #575421
  8. #413f19
  9. #2c2a11
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad353 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad353
  2. #ded764
  3. #e1dc75
  4. #e5e087
  5. #e9e598
  6. #ede9a9
  7. #f0edba
  8. #f4f2cb
  9. #f8f6dd
  10. #fbfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad353 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad353
  2. #d1cb58
  3. #c8c25c
  4. #bfba61
  5. #b6b265
  6. #adaa6a
  7. #a4a16e
  8. #9b9973
  9. #929177
  10. #89887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3d0ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cc43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d15b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9c6b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cf4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d258 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3cb9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad353 {
  color: #dad353;
}
Background
.bg-dad353 {
  background-color: #dad353;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad353 {
  border: 2px solid #dad353;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad353;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 211 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 65% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad353 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad353, #9dda53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad353 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 211 83 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.29 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.72 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.76 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.38 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.42 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.69 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.00 #252cac Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dad353  rgb(218, 211, 83)  hsl(57, 65%, 59%)  Straw
#535ada  rgb(83, 90, 218)  hsl(237, 65%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#53dad3  rgb(83, 218, 211)  hsl(177, 65%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#d353da  rgb(211, 83, 218)  hsl(297, 65%, 59%)  Medium Orchid