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#DBD651

#dbd651 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbd651 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 83.92% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.28% magenta, 63.01% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.83°, with 65.71% saturation and 58.82% 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 13.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6375

Complementary

  1. #dbd651
  2. #5156db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd651
  2. #519bdb
  3. #9151db

Analogous

  1. #db9151
  2. #dbd651
  3. #9bdb51

Triadic

  1. #dbd651
  2. #51dbd6
  3. #d651db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd651
  2. #56db51
  3. #5156db
  4. #d651db

Square

  1. #dbd651
  2. #51db91
  3. #5156db
  4. #db519b

Monochromatic

  1. #7a7619
  2. #b9b426
  3. #dbd651
  4. #e8e590
  5. #f5f4d0

Shades

#dbd651 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd651
  2. #c5c149
  3. #afab41
  4. #999639
  5. #838031
  6. #6e6b29
  7. #585620
  8. #424018
  9. #2c2b10
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd651 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd651
  2. #dfda62
  3. #e2de74
  4. #e6e285
  5. #e9e697
  6. #edeba8
  7. #f1efb9
  8. #f4f3cb
  9. #f8f7dc
  10. #fbfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd651 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd651
  2. #d2cd56
  3. #c9c55a
  4. #c0bc5f
  5. #b7b464
  6. #aeab69
  7. #a4a26d
  8. #9b9a72
  9. #929177
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d3ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7ce40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead359 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d147 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4ce9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd651 {
  color: #dbd651;
}
Background
.bg-dbd651 {
  background-color: #dbd651;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd651 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd651;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd651;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 214 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd651 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd651, #9bdb51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd651 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 214 81 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.60 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.31 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.60 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.76 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.57 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.75 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.05 #2429ae Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dbd651  rgb(219, 214, 81)  hsl(58, 66%, 59%)  Straw
#5156db  rgb(81, 86, 219)  hsl(238, 66%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#51dbd6  rgb(81, 219, 214)  hsl(178, 66%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#d651db  rgb(214, 81, 219)  hsl(298, 66%, 59%)  Medium Orchid