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#DAD87C

#dad87c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dad87c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 84.71% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.92% magenta, 43.12% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 58.72°, with 55.95% saturation and 67.06% 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 14.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6547

Complementary

  1. #dad87c
  2. #7c7eda

Split complementary

  1. #dad87c
  2. #7cadda
  3. #a97cda

Analogous

  1. #daa97c
  2. #dad87c
  3. #adda7c

Triadic

  1. #dad87c
  2. #7cdad8
  3. #d87cda

Tetradic

  1. #dad87c
  2. #7eda7c
  3. #7c7eda
  4. #d87cda

Square

  1. #dad87c
  2. #7cdaa9
  3. #7c7eda
  4. #da7cad

Monochromatic

  1. #93912a
  2. #c9c640
  3. #dad87c
  4. #ebeab8
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dad87c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad87c
  2. #c4c270
  3. #aead63
  4. #999757
  5. #83824a
  6. #6d6c3e
  7. #575632
  8. #414125
  9. #2c2b19
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad87c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad87c
  2. #dedc89
  3. #e1e096
  4. #e5e4a3
  5. #e9e8b0
  6. #edecbe
  7. #f0efcb
  8. #f4f3d8
  9. #f8f7e5
  10. #fbfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad87c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad87c
  2. #d1cf7c
  3. #c8c67d
  4. #bfbe7d
  5. #b6b57e
  6. #adac7e
  7. #a4a37e
  8. #9b9a7f
  9. #92927f
  10. #898980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d5b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6d175 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d580 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6cec2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d478 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d67f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1d2aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad87c {
  color: #dad87c;
}
Background
.bg-dad87c {
  background-color: #dad87c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad87c {
  border: 2px solid #dad87c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad87c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 216 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 56% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad87c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad87c, #adda7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad87c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 216 124 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.30 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.13 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.68 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.24 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.90 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.00 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.81 #252783 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dad87c  rgb(218, 216, 124)  hsl(59, 56%, 67%)  Straw
#7c7eda  rgb(124, 126, 218)  hsl(239, 56%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#7cdad8  rgb(124, 218, 216)  hsl(179, 56%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#d87cda  rgb(216, 124, 218)  hsl(299, 56%, 67%)  Orchid