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#DBDB69

#dbdb69 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbdb69 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 85.88% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.05% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 61.29% saturation and 63.53% 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 14.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6674

Complementary

  1. #dbdb69
  2. #6969db

Split complementary

  1. #dbdb69
  2. #69a2db
  3. #a269db

Analogous

  1. #dba269
  2. #dbdb69
  3. #a2db69

Triadic

  1. #dbdb69
  2. #69dbdb
  3. #db69db

Tetradic

  1. #dbdb69
  2. #69db69
  3. #6969db
  4. #db69db

Square

  1. #dbdb69
  2. #69dba2
  3. #6969db
  4. #db69a2

Monochromatic

  1. #8a8a21
  2. #c8c830
  3. #dbdb69
  4. #eaeaa7
  5. #f9f9e4

Shades

#dbdb69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbdb69
  2. #c5c55f
  3. #afaf54
  4. #99994a
  5. #83833f
  6. #6e6e35
  7. #58582a
  8. #424220
  9. #2c2c15
  10. #16160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbdb69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbdb69
  2. #dfdf78
  3. #e2e287
  4. #e6e696
  5. #e9e9a5
  6. #ededb4
  7. #f1f1c3
  8. #f4f4d2
  9. #f8f8e1
  10. #fbfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbdb69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbdb69
  2. #d2d26b
  3. #c9c96e
  4. #c0c070
  5. #b7b772
  6. #aeae75
  7. #a4a477
  8. #9b9b79
  9. #92927b
  10. #89897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d8b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead35e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd76f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8cfc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d663 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d96d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3d4a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbdb69 {
  color: #dbdb69;
}
Background
.bg-dbdb69 {
  background-color: #dbdb69;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbdb69 {
  border: 2px solid #dbdb69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbdb69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 219 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 61% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbdb69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbdb69, #a2db69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbdb69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 219 105 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.91 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.17 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.83 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.20 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.32 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.48 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.42 #242496 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#dbdb69  rgb(219, 219, 105)  hsl(60, 61%, 64%)  Straw
#6969db  rgb(105, 105, 219)  hsl(240, 61%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#69dbdb  rgb(105, 219, 219)  hsl(180, 61%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#db69db  rgb(219, 105, 219)  hsl(300, 61%, 64%)  Orchid