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#DCD35E

#dcd35e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd35e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 82.75% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 57.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.71°, with 64.29% saturation and 61.57% 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 13.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6261

Complementary

  1. #dcd35e
  2. #5e67dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd35e
  2. #5ea6dc
  3. #945edc

Analogous

  1. #dc945e
  2. #dcd35e
  3. #a6dc5e

Triadic

  1. #dcd35e
  2. #5edcd3
  3. #d35edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd35e
  2. #67dc5e
  3. #5e67dc
  4. #d35edc

Square

  1. #dcd35e
  2. #5edc94
  3. #5e67dc
  4. #dc5ea6

Monochromatic

  1. #847d1d
  2. #c3b82a
  3. #dcd35e
  4. #eae49d
  5. #f7f5dc

Shades

#dcd35e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd35e
  2. #c6be55
  3. #b0a94b
  4. #9a9442
  5. #847f38
  6. #6e6a2f
  7. #585426
  8. #423f1c
  9. #2c2a13
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd35e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd35e
  2. #e0d76e
  3. #e3dc7e
  4. #e7e08e
  5. #eae59e
  6. #eee9af
  7. #f1edbf
  8. #f5f2cf
  9. #f8f6df
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd35e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd35e
  2. #d3cb61
  3. #cac265
  4. #c0ba68
  5. #b7b26c
  6. #aeaa6f
  7. #a5a172
  8. #9c9976
  9. #929179
  10. #89887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d1ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3cc52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d264 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc6b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cf57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d262 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cc9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd35e {
  color: #dcd35e;
}
Background
.bg-dcd35e {
  background-color: #dcd35e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd35e {
  border: 2px solid #dcd35e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd35e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 211 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 64% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd35e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd35e, #a6dc5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd35e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 211 94 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.17 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.20 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.53 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.01 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.42 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.46 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.46 #232ca1 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd35e  rgb(220, 211, 94)  hsl(56, 64%, 62%)  Straw
#5e67dc  rgb(94, 103, 220)  hsl(236, 64%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5edcd3  rgb(94, 220, 211)  hsl(176, 64%, 62%)  Turquoise
#d35edc  rgb(211, 94, 220)  hsl(296, 64%, 62%)  Orchid