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#DBD351

#dbd351 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd351 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 82.75% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.65% magenta, 63.01% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.52°, with 65.71% saturation and 58.82% 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 13.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6224

Complementary

  1. #dbd351
  2. #5159db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd351
  2. #519edb
  3. #8e51db

Analogous

  1. #db8e51
  2. #dbd351
  3. #9edb51

Triadic

  1. #dbd351
  2. #51dbd3
  3. #d351db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd351
  2. #59db51
  3. #5159db
  4. #d351db

Square

  1. #dbd351
  2. #51db8e
  3. #5159db
  4. #db519e

Monochromatic

  1. #7a7419
  2. #b9b126
  3. #dbd351
  4. #e8e390
  5. #f5f3d0

Shades

#dbd351 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd351
  2. #c5be49
  3. #afa941
  4. #999439
  5. #837f31
  6. #6e6a29
  7. #585420
  8. #423f18
  9. #2c2a10
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd351 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd351
  2. #dfd762
  3. #e2dc74
  4. #e6e085
  5. #e9e597
  6. #ede9a8
  7. #f1edb9
  8. #f4f2cb
  9. #f8f6dc
  10. #fbfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd351 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd351
  2. #d2cb56
  3. #c9c25a
  4. #c0ba5f
  5. #b7b264
  6. #aeaa69
  7. #a4a16d
  8. #9b9972
  9. #929177
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cc41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d159 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac6b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cf48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d256 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cb99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd351 {
  color: #dbd351;
}
Background
.bg-dbd351 {
  background-color: #dbd351;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd351 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd351;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd351;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 211 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd351 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd351, #9edb51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd351 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 211 81 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.39 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.48 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.43 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.49 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.71 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.78 #242cae Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dbd351  rgb(219, 211, 81)  hsl(57, 66%, 59%)  Straw
#5159db  rgb(81, 89, 219)  hsl(237, 66%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#51dbd3  rgb(81, 219, 211)  hsl(177, 66%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#d351db  rgb(211, 81, 219)  hsl(297, 66%, 59%)  Medium Orchid