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#DCD357

#dcd357 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd357 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 82.75% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 60.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.94°, with 65.52% saturation and 60.2% 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 13.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6249

Complementary

  1. #dcd357
  2. #5760dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd357
  2. #57a3dc
  3. #9157dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9157
  2. #dcd357
  3. #a3dc57

Triadic

  1. #dcd357
  2. #57dcd3
  3. #d357dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd357
  2. #60dc57
  3. #5760dc
  4. #d357dc

Square

  1. #dcd357
  2. #57dc91
  3. #5760dc
  4. #dc57a3

Monochromatic

  1. #7f791b
  2. #bfb528
  3. #dcd357
  4. #e9e496
  5. #f6f4d6

Shades

#dcd357 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd357
  2. #c6be4e
  3. #b0a946
  4. #9a943d
  5. #847f34
  6. #6e6a2c
  7. #585423
  8. #423f1a
  9. #2c2a11
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd357 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd357
  2. #e0d768
  3. #e3dc79
  4. #e7e089
  5. #eae59a
  6. #eee9ab
  7. #f1edbc
  8. #f5f2cd
  9. #f8f6dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd357 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd357
  2. #d3cb5b
  3. #cac25f
  4. #c0ba63
  5. #b7b267
  6. #aeaa6c
  7. #a5a170
  8. #9c9974
  9. #929178
  10. #89887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d1ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cc49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d25e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc6b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cf4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d25b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cb9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd357 {
  color: #dcd357;
}
Background
.bg-dcd357 {
  background-color: #dcd357;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd357 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd357;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd357;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 211 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd357 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd357, #a3dc57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd357 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 211 87 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.79 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.76 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.83 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.10 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.52 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.59 #232ca8 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd357  rgb(220, 211, 87)  hsl(56, 66%, 60%)  Straw
#5760dc  rgb(87, 96, 220)  hsl(236, 66%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#57dcd3  rgb(87, 220, 211)  hsl(176, 66%, 60%)  Turquoise
#d357dc  rgb(211, 87, 220)  hsl(296, 66%, 60%)  Medium Orchid