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#DBCD65

#dbcd65 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbcd65 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.39% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 53.88% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 52.88°, with 62.11% saturation and 62.75% 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5966

Complementary

  1. #dbcd65
  2. #6573db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd65
  2. #65aedb
  3. #9265db

Analogous

  1. #db9265
  2. #dbcd65
  3. #aedb65

Triadic

  1. #dbcd65
  2. #65dbcd
  3. #cd65db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd65
  2. #73db65
  3. #6573db
  4. #cd65db

Square

  1. #dbcd65
  2. #65db92
  3. #6573db
  4. #db65ae

Monochromatic

  1. #877b20
  2. #c5b32e
  3. #dbcd65
  4. #eae1a3
  5. #f8f5e1

Shades

#dbcd65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd65
  2. #c5b95b
  3. #afa451
  4. #999047
  5. #837b3d
  6. #6e6733
  7. #585228
  8. #423e1e
  9. #2c2914
  10. #16150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd65
  2. #dfd274
  3. #e2d784
  4. #e6dc93
  5. #e9e1a3
  6. #ede6b2
  7. #f1ebc1
  8. #f4f0d1
  9. #f8f5e0
  10. #fbfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd65
  2. #d2c568
  3. #c9be6a
  4. #c0b66d
  5. #b7ae70
  6. #aea773
  7. #a49f75
  8. #9b9778
  9. #928f7b
  10. #89887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2ccac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc75b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ce6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac1b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcca5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcd68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4c69c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd65 {
  color: #dbcd65;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd65 {
  background-color: #dbcd65;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd65 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 62% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd65, #aedb65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 101 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.83 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.51 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.76 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.76 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.25 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.74 #24329a Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Straw
#dbcd65  rgb(219, 205, 101)  hsl(53, 62%, 63%)  Straw
#6573db  rgb(101, 115, 219)  hsl(233, 62%, 63%)  Royal Blue
#65dbcd  rgb(101, 219, 205)  hsl(173, 62%, 63%)  Turquoise
#cd65db  rgb(205, 101, 219)  hsl(293, 62%, 63%)  Orchid