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#DBCB4C

#dbcb4c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcb4c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 79.61% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.31% magenta, 65.3% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 53.29°, with 66.51% saturation and 57.84% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.5829

Complementary

  1. #dbcb4c
  2. #4c5cdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcb4c
  2. #4ca3db
  3. #834cdb

Analogous

  1. #db834c
  2. #dbcb4c
  3. #a3db4c

Triadic

  1. #dbcb4c
  2. #4cdbcb
  3. #cb4cdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcb4c
  2. #5cdb4c
  3. #4c5cdb
  4. #cb4cdb

Square

  1. #dbcb4c
  2. #4cdb83
  3. #4c5cdb
  4. #db4ca3

Monochromatic

  1. #766c18
  2. #b6a625
  3. #dbcb4c
  4. #e8de8c
  5. #f5f0cb

Shades

#dbcb4c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcb4c
  2. #c5b744
  3. #afa23d
  4. #998e35
  5. #837a2e
  6. #6e6626
  7. #58511e
  8. #423d17
  9. #2c290f
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcb4c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcb4c
  2. #dfd05e
  3. #e2d570
  4. #e6db82
  5. #e9e094
  6. #ede5a6
  7. #f1eab7
  8. #f4efc9
  9. #f8f5db
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcb4c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcb4c
  2. #d2c451
  3. #c9bc56
  4. #c0b55c
  5. #b7ad61
  6. #aea666
  7. #a49e6b
  8. #9b9770
  9. #928f76
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0caa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc53c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cc53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebbdb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc743 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcc51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcb4c {
  color: #dbcb4c;
}
Background
.bg-dbcb4c {
  background-color: #dbcb4c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcb4c {
  border: 2px solid #dbcb4c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcb4c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 203 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcb4c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcb4c, #a3db4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcb4c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 203 76 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.42 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.71 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.90 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.92 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.37 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.58 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.70 #2434b3 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#dbcb4c  rgb(219, 203, 76)  hsl(53, 67%, 58%)  Straw
#4c5cdb  rgb(76, 92, 219)  hsl(233, 67%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4cdbcb  rgb(76, 219, 203)  hsl(173, 67%, 58%)  Turquoise
#cb4cdb  rgb(203, 76, 219)  hsl(293, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid