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#DBD44B

#dbd44b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd44b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 83.14% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.2% magenta, 65.75% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.08°, with 66.67% saturation and 57.65% 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 13.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.6266

Complementary

  1. #dbd44b
  2. #4b52db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd44b
  2. #4b9adb
  3. #8c4bdb

Analogous

  1. #db8c4b
  2. #dbd44b
  3. #9adb4b

Triadic

  1. #dbd44b
  2. #4bdbd4
  3. #d44bdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd44b
  2. #52db4b
  3. #4b52db
  4. #d44bdb

Square

  1. #dbd44b
  2. #4bdb8c
  3. #4b52db
  4. #db4b9a

Monochromatic

  1. #767118
  2. #b5ae24
  3. #dbd44b
  4. #e8e38b
  5. #f5f2cb

Shades

#dbd44b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd44b
  2. #c5bf44
  3. #afaa3c
  4. #999435
  5. #837f2d
  6. #6e6a26
  7. #58551e
  8. #424017
  9. #2c2a0f
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd44b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd44b
  2. #dfd85d
  3. #e2dd6f
  4. #e6e181
  5. #e9e593
  6. #edeaa5
  7. #f1eeb7
  8. #f4f2c9
  9. #f8f6db
  10. #fbfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd44b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd44b
  2. #d2cc50
  3. #c9c356
  4. #c0bb5b
  5. #b7b260
  6. #aeaa66
  7. #a4a26b
  8. #9b9970
  9. #929175
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d1aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cc38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d254 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac6b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cf40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d350 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cc98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd44b {
  color: #dbd44b;
}
Background
.bg-dbd44b {
  background-color: #dbd44b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd44b {
  border: 2px solid #dbd44b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd44b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 212 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd44b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd44b, #9adb4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd44b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 212 75 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.96 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.00 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.02 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.95 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.37 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.00 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.01 #242bb4 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dbd44b  rgb(219, 212, 75)  hsl(57, 67%, 58%)  Straw
#4b52db  rgb(75, 82, 219)  hsl(237, 67%, 58%)  Iris
#4bdbd4  rgb(75, 219, 212)  hsl(177, 67%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#d44bdb  rgb(212, 75, 219)  hsl(297, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid