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#DAD474

#dad474 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dad474 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 83.14% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 46.79% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 56.47°, with 57.95% saturation and 65.49% 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 13.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6325

Complementary

  1. #dad474
  2. #747ada

Split complementary

  1. #dad474
  2. #74adda
  3. #a174da

Analogous

  1. #daa174
  2. #dad474
  3. #adda74

Triadic

  1. #dad474
  2. #74dad4
  3. #d474da

Tetradic

  1. #dad474
  2. #7ada74
  3. #747ada
  4. #d474da

Square

  1. #dad474
  2. #74daa1
  3. #747ada
  4. #da74ad

Monochromatic

  1. #8f8926
  2. #cac138
  3. #dad474
  4. #eae7b0
  5. #faf9ed

Shades

#dad474 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad474
  2. #c4bf68
  3. #aeaa5d
  4. #999451
  5. #837f46
  6. #6d6a3a
  7. #57552e
  8. #414023
  9. #2c2a17
  10. #16150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad474 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad474
  2. #ded882
  3. #e1dd90
  4. #e5e19e
  5. #e9e5ac
  6. #edeaba
  7. #f0eec7
  8. #f4f2d5
  9. #f8f6e3
  10. #fbfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad474 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad474
  2. #d1cc75
  3. #c8c376
  4. #bfbb78
  5. #b6b279
  6. #adaa7a
  7. #a4a27b
  8. #9b997c
  9. #92917e
  10. #89887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d2b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ce6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d278 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7c9bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd06f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d377 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2cda5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad474 {
  color: #dad474;
}
Background
.bg-dad474 {
  background-color: #dad474;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad474 {
  border: 2px solid #dad474;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad474;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 212 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 58% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad474 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad474, #adda74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad474 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 212 116 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.37 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.19 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.57 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.70 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.32 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.76 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.84 #252b8b Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dad474  rgb(218, 212, 116)  hsl(56, 58%, 65%)  Straw
#747ada  rgb(116, 122, 218)  hsl(236, 58%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#74dad4  rgb(116, 218, 212)  hsl(176, 58%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#d474da  rgb(212, 116, 218)  hsl(296, 58%, 65%)  Orchid