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#DCD54A

#dcd54a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd54a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.53% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.18% magenta, 66.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.12°, with 67.59% saturation and 57.65% 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 13.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.633

Complementary

  1. #dcd54a
  2. #4a51dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd54a
  2. #4a9adc
  3. #8c4adc

Analogous

  1. #dc8c4a
  2. #dcd54a
  3. #9adc4a

Triadic

  1. #dcd54a
  2. #4adcd5
  3. #d54adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd54a
  2. #51dc4a
  3. #4a51dc
  4. #d54adc

Square

  1. #dcd54a
  2. #4adc8c
  3. #4a51dc
  4. #dc4a9a

Monochromatic

  1. #767217
  2. #b6af23
  3. #dcd54a
  4. #e8e48a
  5. #f5f3ca

Shades

#dcd54a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd54a
  2. #c6c043
  3. #b0aa3b
  4. #9a9534
  5. #84802c
  6. #6e6b25
  7. #58551e
  8. #424016
  9. #2c2b0f
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd54a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd54a
  2. #e0d95c
  3. #e3dd6e
  4. #e7e280
  5. #eae692
  6. #eeeaa5
  7. #f1eeb7
  8. #f5f2c9
  9. #f8f7db
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd54a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd54a
  2. #d3cd4f
  3. #cac455
  4. #c0bc5a
  5. #b7b360
  6. #aeab65
  7. #a5a26a
  8. #9c9a70
  9. #929175
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cd36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead353 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc7b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d03f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d450 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cd99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd54a {
  color: #dcd54a;
}
Background
.bg-dcd54a {
  background-color: #dcd54a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd54a {
  border: 2px solid #dcd54a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd54a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 213 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 68% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd54a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd54a, #9adc4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd54a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 213 74 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.06 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.73 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.91 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.81 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.08 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.95 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.07 #232ab5 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd54a  rgb(220, 213, 74)  hsl(57, 68%, 58%)  Straw
#4a51dc  rgb(74, 81, 220)  hsl(237, 68%, 58%)  Iris
#4adcd5  rgb(74, 220, 213)  hsl(177, 68%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#d54adc  rgb(213, 74, 220)  hsl(297, 68%, 58%)  Medium Orchid