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#DCD24F

#dcd24f ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd24f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 82.35% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 64.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.74°, with 66.82% saturation and 58.63% 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 13.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6187

Complementary

  1. #dcd24f
  2. #4f59dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd24f
  2. #4fa0dc
  3. #8b4fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc8b4f
  2. #dcd24f
  3. #a0dc4f

Triadic

  1. #dcd24f
  2. #4fdcd2
  3. #d24fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd24f
  2. #59dc4f
  3. #4f59dc
  4. #d24fdc

Square

  1. #dcd24f
  2. #4fdc8b
  3. #4f59dc
  4. #dc4fa0

Monochromatic

  1. #7a7318
  2. #baaf25
  3. #dcd24f
  4. #e9e28f
  5. #f5f3cf

Shades

#dcd24f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd24f
  2. #c6bd47
  3. #b0a83f
  4. #9a9337
  5. #847e2f
  6. #6e6928
  7. #585420
  8. #423f18
  9. #2c2a10
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd24f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd24f
  2. #e0d761
  3. #e3db72
  4. #e7e084
  5. #eae495
  6. #eee9a7
  7. #f1edb9
  8. #f5f2ca
  9. #f8f6dc
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd24f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd24f
  2. #d3ca54
  3. #cac259
  4. #c0b95e
  5. #b7b163
  6. #aea968
  7. #a5a16c
  8. #9c9971
  9. #929076
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3cb3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d157 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc5b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ce45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d154 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5ca98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd24f {
  color: #dcd24f;
}
Background
.bg-dcd24f {
  background-color: #dcd24f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd24f {
  border: 2px solid #dcd24f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd24f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 210 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd24f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd24f, #a0dc4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd24f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 210 79 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.53 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.95 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.32 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.40 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.41 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.65 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.90 #232db0 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd24f  rgb(220, 210, 79)  hsl(56, 67%, 59%)  Straw
#4f59dc  rgb(79, 89, 220)  hsl(236, 67%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#4fdcd2  rgb(79, 220, 210)  hsl(176, 67%, 59%)  Turquoise
#d24fdc  rgb(210, 79, 220)  hsl(296, 67%, 59%)  Medium Orchid