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#DCD25F

#dcd25f ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd25f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 82.35% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 56.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.2°, with 64.1% saturation and 61.76% 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 13.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.6214

Complementary

  1. #dcd25f
  2. #5f69dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd25f
  2. #5fa7dc
  3. #935fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc935f
  2. #dcd25f
  3. #a7dc5f

Triadic

  1. #dcd25f
  2. #5fdcd2
  3. #d25fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd25f
  2. #69dc5f
  3. #5f69dc
  4. #d25fdc

Square

  1. #dcd25f
  2. #5fdc93
  3. #5f69dc
  4. #dc5fa7

Monochromatic

  1. #857d1d
  2. #c4b72b
  3. #dcd25f
  4. #eae49e
  5. #f7f5dd

Shades

#dcd25f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd25f
  2. #c6bd56
  3. #b0a84c
  4. #9a9343
  5. #847e39
  6. #6e6930
  7. #585426
  8. #423f1d
  9. #2c2a13
  10. #16150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd25f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd25f
  2. #e0d76f
  3. #e3db7f
  4. #e7e08f
  5. #eae49f
  6. #eee9af
  7. #f1edbf
  8. #f5f2cf
  9. #f8f6df
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd25f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd25f
  2. #d3ca62
  3. #cac266
  4. #c0b969
  5. #b7b16c
  6. #aea970
  7. #a5a173
  8. #9c9976
  9. #929079
  10. #89887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2cb53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d165 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc5b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ce58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d263 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cb9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd25f {
  color: #dcd25f;
}
Background
.bg-dcd25f {
  background-color: #dcd25f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd25f {
  border: 2px solid #dcd25f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd25f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 210 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 64% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd25f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd25f, #a7dc5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd25f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 210 95 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.13 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.03 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.34 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.01 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.24 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.44 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.52 #232da0 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd25f  rgb(220, 210, 95)  hsl(55, 64%, 62%)  Straw
#5f69dc  rgb(95, 105, 220)  hsl(235, 64%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5fdcd2  rgb(95, 220, 210)  hsl(175, 64%, 62%)  Turquoise
#d25fdc  rgb(210, 95, 220)  hsl(295, 64%, 62%)  Orchid