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#DCD149

#dcd149 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd149 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 81.96% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 66.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.51°, with 67.74% saturation and 57.45% 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 13.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.613

Complementary

  1. #dcd149
  2. #4954dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd149
  2. #499ddc
  3. #8749dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8749
  2. #dcd149
  3. #9ddc49

Triadic

  1. #dcd149
  2. #49dcd1
  3. #d149dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd149
  2. #54dc49
  3. #4954dc
  4. #d149dc

Square

  1. #dcd149
  2. #49dc87
  3. #4954dc
  4. #dc499d

Monochromatic

  1. #756e17
  2. #b6ab23
  3. #dcd149
  4. #e8e189
  5. #f5f1c9

Shades

#dcd149 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd149
  2. #c6bc42
  3. #b0a73a
  4. #9a9233
  5. #847d2c
  6. #6e6925
  7. #58541d
  8. #423f16
  9. #2c2a0f
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd149 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd149
  2. #e0d65b
  3. #e3da6d
  4. #e7df80
  5. #eae392
  6. #eee8a4
  7. #f1edb6
  8. #f5f1c8
  9. #f8f6db
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd149 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd149
  2. #d3c94f
  3. #cac154
  4. #c0b95a
  5. #b7b15f
  6. #aea965
  7. #a5a06a
  8. #9c9870
  9. #929075
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cfa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3ca36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d052 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cd3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d14e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd149 {
  color: #dcd149;
}
Background
.bg-dcd149 {
  background-color: #dcd149;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd149 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd149;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd149;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 209 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd149 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd149, #9ddc49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd149 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 209 73 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.07 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.36 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.05 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.33 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.69 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.84 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.01 #232eb6 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd149  rgb(220, 209, 73)  hsl(56, 68%, 57%)  Straw
#4954dc  rgb(73, 84, 220)  hsl(236, 68%, 57%)  Iris
#49dcd1  rgb(73, 220, 209)  hsl(176, 68%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d149dc  rgb(209, 73, 220)  hsl(296, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid