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#DBCF5E

#dbcf5e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbcf5e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 81.18% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.48% magenta, 57.08% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.24°, with 63.45% saturation and 61.37% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6049

Complementary

  1. #dbcf5e
  2. #5e6adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcf5e
  2. #5ea8db
  3. #905edb

Analogous

  1. #db905e
  2. #dbcf5e
  3. #a8db5e

Triadic

  1. #dbcf5e
  2. #5edbcf
  3. #cf5edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcf5e
  2. #6adb5e
  3. #5e6adb
  4. #cf5edb

Square

  1. #dbcf5e
  2. #5edb90
  3. #5e6adb
  4. #db5ea8

Monochromatic

  1. #83791d
  2. #c1b32b
  3. #dbcf5e
  4. #e9e29d
  5. #f7f4db

Shades

#dbcf5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcf5e
  2. #c5ba55
  3. #afa64b
  4. #999142
  5. #837c38
  6. #6e682f
  7. #585326
  8. #423e1c
  9. #2c2913
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcf5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcf5e
  2. #dfd46e
  3. #e2d97e
  4. #e6dd8e
  5. #e9e29e
  6. #ede7af
  7. #f1ecbf
  8. #f4f1cf
  9. #f8f5df
  10. #fbfaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcf5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcf5e
  2. #d2c761
  3. #c9bf65
  4. #c0b768
  5. #b7af6c
  6. #aea86f
  7. #a4a072
  8. #9b9876
  9. #929079
  10. #89887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cdab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c952 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cf64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac2b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #decb57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cf62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4c89b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcf5e {
  color: #dbcf5e;
}
Background
.bg-dbcf5e {
  background-color: #dbcf5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcf5e {
  border: 2px solid #dbcf5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcf5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 207 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 63% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcf5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcf5e, #a8db5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcf5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 207 94 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.59 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.07 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.34 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.19 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.31 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.42 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.48 #2430a1 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Straw
#dbcf5e  rgb(219, 207, 94)  hsl(54, 63%, 61%)  Straw
#5e6adb  rgb(94, 106, 219)  hsl(234, 63%, 61%)  Royal Blue
#5edbcf  rgb(94, 219, 207)  hsl(174, 63%, 61%)  Turquoise
#cf5edb  rgb(207, 94, 219)  hsl(294, 63%, 61%)  Medium Orchid