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#DAD45D

#dad45d ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dad45d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 83.14% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 57.34% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 57.12°, with 62.81% saturation and 60.98% 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 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6278

Complementary

  1. #dad45d
  2. #5d63da

Split complementary

  1. #dad45d
  2. #5da1da
  3. #955dda

Analogous

  1. #da955d
  2. #dad45d
  3. #a1da5d

Triadic

  1. #dad45d
  2. #5ddad4
  3. #d45dda

Tetradic

  1. #dad45d
  2. #63da5d
  3. #5d63da
  4. #d45dda

Square

  1. #dad45d
  2. #5dda95
  3. #5d63da
  4. #da5da1

Monochromatic

  1. #817c1d
  2. #bfb82c
  3. #dad45d
  4. #e8e59b
  5. #f6f5da

Shades

#dad45d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad45d
  2. #c4bf54
  3. #aeaa4a
  4. #999441
  5. #837f38
  6. #6d6a2f
  7. #575525
  8. #41401c
  9. #2c2a13
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad45d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad45d
  2. #ded86d
  3. #e1dd7d
  4. #e5e18e
  5. #e9e59e
  6. #edeaae
  7. #f0eebe
  8. #f4f2ce
  9. #f8f6df
  10. #fbfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad45d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad45d
  2. #d1cc61
  3. #c8c364
  4. #bfbb68
  5. #b6b26b
  6. #adaa6f
  7. #a4a272
  8. #9b9976
  9. #929179
  10. #89887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d1ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cd50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d263 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8c7ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d056 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d361 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3cd9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad45d {
  color: #dad45d;
}
Background
.bg-dad45d {
  background-color: #dad45d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad45d {
  border: 2px solid #dad45d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad45d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 212 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 63% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad45d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad45d, #a1da5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad45d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 212 93 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.51 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.68 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.06 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.14 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.53 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.74 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.75 #252ba2 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dad45d  rgb(218, 212, 93)  hsl(57, 63%, 61%)  Straw
#5d63da  rgb(93, 99, 218)  hsl(237, 63%, 61%)  Slate Blue
#5ddad4  rgb(93, 218, 212)  hsl(177, 63%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise
#d45dda  rgb(212, 93, 218)  hsl(297, 63%, 61%)  Orchid