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#DBCD4C

#dbcd4c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbcd4c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.39% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 65.3% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.13°, 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.5924

Complementary

  1. #dbcd4c
  2. #4c5adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd4c
  2. #4ca1db
  3. #864cdb

Analogous

  1. #db864c
  2. #dbcd4c
  3. #a1db4c

Triadic

  1. #dbcd4c
  2. #4cdbcd
  3. #cd4cdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd4c
  2. #5adb4c
  3. #4c5adb
  4. #cd4cdb

Square

  1. #dbcd4c
  2. #4cdb86
  3. #4c5adb
  4. #db4ca1

Monochromatic

  1. #766d18
  2. #b6a825
  3. #dbcd4c
  4. #e8df8c
  5. #f5f1cb

Shades

#dbcd4c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd4c
  2. #c5b944
  3. #afa43d
  4. #999035
  5. #837b2e
  6. #6e6726
  7. #58521e
  8. #423e17
  9. #2c290f
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd4c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd4c
  2. #dfd25e
  3. #e2d770
  4. #e6dc82
  5. #e9e194
  6. #ede6a6
  7. #f1ebb7
  8. #f4f0c9
  9. #f8f5db
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd4c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd4c
  2. #d2c551
  3. #c9be56
  4. #c0b65c
  5. #b7ae61
  6. #aea766
  7. #a49f6b
  8. #9b9770
  9. #928f76
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc73b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cd54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebbfb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc942 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cd51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c594 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd4c {
  color: #dbcd4c;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd4c {
  background-color: #dbcd4c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd4c {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd4c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd4c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd4c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd4c, #a1db4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd4c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 76 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.13 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.63 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.97 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.06 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.52 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.55 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.72 #2432b3 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Straw
#dbcd4c  rgb(219, 205, 76)  hsl(54, 67%, 58%)  Straw
#4c5adb  rgb(76, 90, 219)  hsl(234, 67%, 58%)  Iris
#4cdbcd  rgb(76, 219, 205)  hsl(174, 67%, 58%)  Turquoise
#cd4cdb  rgb(205, 76, 219)  hsl(294, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid