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#DBD457

#dbd457 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd457 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.2% magenta, 60.27% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.82°, with 64.71% saturation and 60% 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 13.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6284

Complementary

  1. #dbd457
  2. #575edb

Split complementary

  1. #dbd457
  2. #57a0db
  3. #9257db

Analogous

  1. #db9257
  2. #dbd457
  3. #a0db57

Triadic

  1. #dbd457
  2. #57dbd4
  3. #d457db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd457
  2. #5edb57
  3. #575edb
  4. #d457db

Square

  1. #dbd457
  2. #57db92
  3. #575edb
  4. #db57a0

Monochromatic

  1. #7e791b
  2. #bdb528
  3. #dbd457
  4. #e9e496
  5. #f6f4d5

Shades

#dbd457 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd457
  2. #c5bf4e
  3. #afaa46
  4. #99943d
  5. #837f34
  6. #6e6a2c
  7. #585523
  8. #42401a
  9. #2c2a11
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd457 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd457
  2. #dfd868
  3. #e2dd79
  4. #e6e189
  5. #e9e59a
  6. #edeaab
  7. #f1eebc
  8. #f4f2cd
  9. #f8f6dd
  10. #fbfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd457 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd457
  2. #d2cc5b
  3. #c9c35f
  4. #c0bb63
  5. #b7b267
  6. #aeaa6c
  7. #a4a270
  8. #9b9974
  9. #929178
  10. #89887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d1ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cd49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d25e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac7b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d04f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d35b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cc9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd457 {
  color: #dbd457;
}
Background
.bg-dbd457 {
  background-color: #dbd457;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd457 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd457;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd457;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 212 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 65% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd457 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd457, #a0db57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd457 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 212 87 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.90 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.87 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.01 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.03 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.51 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.59 #242ba8 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dbd457  rgb(219, 212, 87)  hsl(57, 65%, 60%)  Straw
#575edb  rgb(87, 94, 219)  hsl(237, 65%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#57dbd4  rgb(87, 219, 212)  hsl(177, 65%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#d457db  rgb(212, 87, 219)  hsl(297, 65%, 60%)  Medium Orchid