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#DCD45E

#dcd45e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd45e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.14% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 57.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.19°, 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 13.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6311

Complementary

  1. #dcd45e
  2. #5e66dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd45e
  2. #5ea5dc
  3. #955edc

Analogous

  1. #dc955e
  2. #dcd45e
  3. #a5dc5e

Triadic

  1. #dcd45e
  2. #5edcd4
  3. #d45edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd45e
  2. #66dc5e
  3. #5e66dc
  4. #d45edc

Square

  1. #dcd45e
  2. #5edc95
  3. #5e66dc
  4. #dc5ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #847e1d
  2. #c3b92a
  3. #dcd45e
  4. #eae59d
  5. #f7f6dc

Shades

#dcd45e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd45e
  2. #c6bf55
  3. #b0aa4b
  4. #9a9442
  5. #847f38
  6. #6e6a2f
  7. #585526
  8. #42401c
  9. #2c2a13
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd45e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd45e
  2. #e0d86e
  3. #e3dd7e
  4. #e7e18e
  5. #eae59e
  6. #eeeaaf
  7. #f1eebf
  8. #f5f2cf
  9. #f8f6df
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd45e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd45e
  2. #d3cc61
  3. #cac365
  4. #c0bb68
  5. #b7b26c
  6. #aeaa6f
  7. #a5a272
  8. #9c9976
  9. #929179
  10. #89887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cd51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d364 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc7ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d057 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d362 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cd9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd45e {
  color: #dcd45e;
}
Background
.bg-dcd45e {
  background-color: #dcd45e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd45e {
  border: 2px solid #dcd45e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd45e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 212 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 64% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd45e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd45e, #a5dc5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd45e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 212 94 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.18 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.31 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.66 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.95 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.37 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.53 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.56 #232ba1 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd45e  rgb(220, 212, 94)  hsl(56, 64%, 62%)  Straw
#5e66dc  rgb(94, 102, 220)  hsl(236, 64%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5edcd4  rgb(94, 220, 212)  hsl(176, 64%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise
#d45edc  rgb(212, 94, 220)  hsl(296, 64%, 62%)  Orchid