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#DBD46B

#dbd46b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbd46b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 83.14% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.2% magenta, 51.14% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 56.25°, with 60.87% saturation and 63.92% 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 13.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.7.

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Relative luminance0.6321

Complementary

  1. #dbd46b
  2. #6b72db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd46b
  2. #6baadb
  3. #9c6bdb

Analogous

  1. #db9c6b
  2. #dbd46b
  3. #aadb6b

Triadic

  1. #dbd46b
  2. #6bdbd4
  3. #d46bdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd46b
  2. #72db6b
  3. #6b72db
  4. #d46bdb

Square

  1. #dbd46b
  2. #6bdb9c
  3. #6b72db
  4. #db6baa

Monochromatic

  1. #8b8522
  2. #c9bf31
  3. #dbd46b
  4. #eae6a9
  5. #f9f8e6

Shades

#dbd46b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd46b
  2. #c5bf60
  3. #afaa56
  4. #99944b
  5. #837f40
  6. #6e6a36
  7. #58552b
  8. #424020
  9. #2c2a15
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd46b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd46b
  2. #dfd87a
  3. #e2dd89
  4. #e6e197
  5. #e9e5a6
  6. #edeab5
  7. #f1eec4
  8. #f4f2d3
  9. #f8f6e1
  10. #fbfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd46b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd46b
  2. #d2cc6d
  3. #c9c36f
  4. #c0bb71
  5. #b7b273
  6. #aeaa76
  7. #a4a278
  8. #9b997a
  9. #92917c
  10. #89887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3cd61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d370 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9c8bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d065 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d36e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3cda2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd46b {
  color: #dbd46b;
}
Background
.bg-dbd46b {
  background-color: #dbd46b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd46b {
  border: 2px solid #dbd46b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd46b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 212 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 61% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd46b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd46b, #aadb6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd46b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 212 107 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.70 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.45 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.90 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.99 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.23 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.34 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.86 #242b94 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dbd46b  rgb(219, 212, 107)  hsl(56, 61%, 64%)  Straw
#6b72db  rgb(107, 114, 219)  hsl(236, 61%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6bdbd4  rgb(107, 219, 212)  hsl(176, 61%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#d46bdb  rgb(212, 107, 219)  hsl(296, 61%, 64%)  Orchid