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#DBD461

#dbd461 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbd461 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 83.14% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.2% magenta, 55.71% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.56°, with 62.89% saturation and 61.96% 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 13.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.6301

Complementary

  1. #dbd461
  2. #6168db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd461
  2. #61a5db
  3. #9761db

Analogous

  1. #db9761
  2. #dbd461
  3. #a5db61

Triadic

  1. #dbd461
  2. #61dbd4
  3. #d461db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd461
  2. #68db61
  3. #6168db
  4. #d461db

Square

  1. #dbd461
  2. #61db97
  3. #6168db
  4. #db61a5

Monochromatic

  1. #857f1e
  2. #c3ba2c
  3. #dbd461
  4. #e9e59f
  5. #f7f6de

Shades

#dbd461 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd461
  2. #c5bf57
  3. #afaa4e
  4. #999444
  5. #837f3a
  6. #6e6a31
  7. #585527
  8. #42401d
  9. #2c2a13
  10. #16150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd461 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd461
  2. #dfd871
  3. #e2dd81
  4. #e6e190
  5. #e9e5a0
  6. #edeab0
  7. #f1eec0
  8. #f4f2d0
  9. #f8f6df
  10. #fbfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd461 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd461
  2. #d2cc64
  3. #c9c367
  4. #c0bb6a
  5. #b7b26d
  6. #aeaa71
  7. #a4a274
  8. #9b9977
  9. #92917a
  10. #89887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d2ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cd55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d267 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9c8bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d05a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d365 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4cd9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd461 {
  color: #dbd461;
}
Background
.bg-dbd461 {
  background-color: #dbd461;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd461 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd461;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd461;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 212 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 63% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd461 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd461, #a5db61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd461 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 212 97 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.07 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.21 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.59 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.76 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.62 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.79 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.99 #242b9e Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dbd461  rgb(219, 212, 97)  hsl(57, 63%, 62%)  Straw
#6168db  rgb(97, 104, 219)  hsl(237, 63%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#61dbd4  rgb(97, 219, 212)  hsl(177, 63%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise
#d461db  rgb(212, 97, 219)  hsl(297, 63%, 62%)  Orchid