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#DCD55A

#dcd55a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd55a 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 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.18% magenta, 59.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.77°, with 65% saturation and 60.78% 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 13.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.6354

Complementary

  1. #dcd55a
  2. #5a61dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd55a
  2. #5aa2dc
  3. #945adc

Analogous

  1. #dc945a
  2. #dcd55a
  3. #a2dc5a

Triadic

  1. #dcd55a
  2. #5adcd5
  3. #d55adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd55a
  2. #61dc5a
  3. #5a61dc
  4. #d55adc

Square

  1. #dcd55a
  2. #5adc94
  3. #5a61dc
  4. #dc5aa2

Monochromatic

  1. #827c1b
  2. #c1b829
  3. #dcd55a
  4. #e9e599
  5. #f7f5d8

Shades

#dcd55a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd55a
  2. #c6c051
  3. #b0aa48
  4. #9a953f
  5. #848036
  6. #6e6b2d
  7. #585524
  8. #42401b
  9. #2c2b12
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd55a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd55a
  2. #e0d96b
  3. #e3dd7b
  4. #e7e28c
  5. #eae69c
  6. #eeeaad
  7. #f1eebd
  8. #f5f2ce
  9. #f8f7de
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd55a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd55a
  2. #d3cd5e
  3. #cac462
  4. #c0bc65
  5. #b7b369
  6. #aeab6d
  7. #a5a271
  8. #9c9a75
  9. #929178
  10. #89897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ce4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d361 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc8bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d152 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d45e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cd9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd55a {
  color: #dcd55a;
}
Background
.bg-dcd55a {
  background-color: #dcd55a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd55a {
  border: 2px solid #dcd55a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd55a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 213 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 65% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd55a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd55a, #a2dc5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd55a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 213 90 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.60 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.77 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.93 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.11 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.23 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.26 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.56 #232aa5 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd55a  rgb(220, 213, 90)  hsl(57, 65%, 61%)  Straw
#5a61dc  rgb(90, 97, 220)  hsl(237, 65%, 61%)  Slate Blue
#5adcd5  rgb(90, 220, 213)  hsl(177, 65%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise
#d55adc  rgb(213, 90, 220)  hsl(297, 65%, 61%)  Orchid