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#DBD66A

#dbd66a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbd66a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 83.92% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.28% magenta, 51.6% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.35°, with 61.08% saturation and 63.73% 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 13.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.85.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6419

Complementary

  1. #dbd66a
  2. #6a6fdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbd66a
  2. #6aa8db
  3. #9e6adb

Analogous

  1. #db9e6a
  2. #dbd66a
  3. #a8db6a

Triadic

  1. #dbd66a
  2. #6adbd6
  3. #d66adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd66a
  2. #6fdb6a
  3. #6a6fdb
  4. #d66adb

Square

  1. #dbd66a
  2. #6adb9e
  3. #6a6fdb
  4. #db6aa8

Monochromatic

  1. #8b8621
  2. #c8c130
  3. #dbd66a
  4. #eae7a8
  5. #f9f8e5

Shades

#dbd66a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd66a
  2. #c5c15f
  3. #afab55
  4. #99964a
  5. #838040
  6. #6e6b35
  7. #58562a
  8. #424020
  9. #2c2b15
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd66a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd66a
  2. #dfda79
  3. #e2de88
  4. #e6e297
  5. #e9e6a6
  6. #edebb5
  7. #f1efc3
  8. #f4f3d2
  9. #f8f7e1
  10. #fbfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd66a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd66a
  2. #d2cd6c
  3. #c9c56e
  4. #c0bc71
  5. #b7b473
  6. #aeab75
  7. #a4a277
  8. #9b9a79
  9. #92917c
  10. #89897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d3b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cf60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d46f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9cabe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d264 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d56d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3cfa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd66a {
  color: #dbd66a;
}
Background
.bg-dbd66a {
  background-color: #dbd66a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd66a {
  border: 2px solid #dbd66a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd66a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 214 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 61% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd66a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd66a, #a8db6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd66a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 214 106 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.85 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.81 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.97 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.28 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.58 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.47 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.61 #242995 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#dbd66a  rgb(219, 214, 106)  hsl(57, 61%, 64%)  Straw
#6a6fdb  rgb(106, 111, 219)  hsl(237, 61%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6adbd6  rgb(106, 219, 214)  hsl(177, 61%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#d66adb  rgb(214, 106, 219)  hsl(297, 61%, 64%)  Orchid