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#DBD049

#dbd049 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd049 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 81.57% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.02% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 55.48°, with 66.97% saturation and 57.25% 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 13.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6065

Complementary

  1. #dbd049
  2. #4954db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd049
  2. #499ddb
  3. #8749db

Analogous

  1. #db8749
  2. #dbd049
  3. #9ddb49

Triadic

  1. #dbd049
  2. #49dbd0
  3. #d049db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd049
  2. #54db49
  3. #4954db
  4. #d049db

Square

  1. #dbd049
  2. #49db87
  3. #4954db
  4. #db499d

Monochromatic

  1. #746d17
  2. #b4a924
  3. #dbd049
  4. #e8e089
  5. #f4f1c9

Shades

#dbd049 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd049
  2. #c5bb42
  3. #afa63a
  4. #999233
  5. #837d2c
  6. #6e6825
  7. #58531d
  8. #423e16
  9. #2c2a0f
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd049 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd049
  2. #dfd55b
  3. #e2d96d
  4. #e6de80
  5. #e9e392
  6. #ede8a4
  7. #f1ecb6
  8. #f4f1c8
  9. #f8f6db
  10. #fbfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd049 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd049
  2. #d2c84f
  3. #c9c054
  4. #c0b85a
  5. #b7b05f
  6. #aea865
  7. #a4a06a
  8. #9b9870
  9. #929075
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c936 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc2b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfcc3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d04e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd049 {
  color: #dbd049;
}
Background
.bg-dbd049 {
  background-color: #dbd049;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd049 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd049;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd049;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 208 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd049 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd049, #9ddb49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd049 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 208 73 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.12 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.29 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.43 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.87 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.91 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.08 #242fb6 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Straw
#dbd049  rgb(219, 208, 73)  hsl(55, 67%, 57%)  Straw
#4954db  rgb(73, 84, 219)  hsl(235, 67%, 57%)  Iris
#49dbd0  rgb(73, 219, 208)  hsl(175, 67%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d049db  rgb(208, 73, 219)  hsl(295, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid