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#DBD353

#dbd353 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd353 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.65% magenta, 62.1% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.47°, with 65.38% saturation and 59.22% 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 3.21.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6227

Complementary

  1. #dbd353
  2. #535bdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbd353
  2. #539fdb
  3. #8f53db

Analogous

  1. #db8f53
  2. #dbd353
  3. #9fdb53

Triadic

  1. #dbd353
  2. #53dbd3
  3. #d353db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd353
  2. #5bdb53
  3. #535bdb
  4. #d353db

Square

  1. #dbd353
  2. #53db8f
  3. #535bdb
  4. #db539f

Monochromatic

  1. #7b751a
  2. #bab227
  3. #dbd353
  4. #e8e392
  5. #f5f3d2

Shades

#dbd353 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd353
  2. #c5be4b
  3. #afa942
  4. #99943a
  5. #837f32
  6. #6e6a2a
  7. #585421
  8. #423f19
  9. #2c2a11
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd353 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd353
  2. #dfd764
  3. #e2dc75
  4. #e6e087
  5. #e9e598
  6. #ede9a9
  7. #f1edba
  8. #f4f2cb
  9. #f8f6dd
  10. #fbfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd353 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd353
  2. #d2cb58
  3. #c9c25c
  4. #c0ba61
  5. #b7b265
  6. #aeaa6a
  7. #a4a16e
  8. #9b9973
  9. #929177
  10. #89887c
  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 #d4d1ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cc43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d15a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac6b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cf4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d258 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cb9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd353 {
  color: #dbd353;
}
Background
.bg-dbd353 {
  background-color: #dbd353;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd353 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd353;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd353;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 211 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 65% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd353 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd353, #9fdb53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd353 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 211 83 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.21 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.55 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.63 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.26 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.56 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.59 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.77 #242cac Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dbd353  rgb(219, 211, 83)  hsl(56, 65%, 59%)  Straw
#535bdb  rgb(83, 91, 219)  hsl(236, 65%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#53dbd3  rgb(83, 219, 211)  hsl(176, 65%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#d353db  rgb(211, 83, 219)  hsl(296, 65%, 59%)  Medium Orchid