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#DCD680

#dcd680 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd680 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 83.92% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 41.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.09°, with 56.79% saturation and 68.24% 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 13.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.6487

Complementary

  1. #dcd680
  2. #8086dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd680
  2. #80b4dc
  3. #a880dc

Analogous

  1. #dca880
  2. #dcd680
  3. #b4dc80

Triadic

  1. #dcd680
  2. #80dcd6
  3. #d680dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd680
  2. #86dc80
  3. #8086dc
  4. #d680dc

Square

  1. #dcd680
  2. #80dca8
  3. #8086dc
  4. #dc80b4

Monochromatic

  1. #99922a
  2. #cbc344
  3. #dcd680
  4. #ede9bc
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dcd680 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd680
  2. #c6c173
  3. #b0ab66
  4. #9a965a
  5. #84804d
  6. #6e6b40
  7. #585633
  8. #424026
  9. #2c2b1a
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd680 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd680
  2. #e0da8d
  3. #e3de99
  4. #e7e2a6
  5. #eae6b3
  6. #eeebc0
  7. #f1efcc
  8. #f5f3d9
  9. #f8f7e6
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd680 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd680
  2. #d3cd80
  3. #cac580
  4. #c0bc80
  5. #b7b480
  6. #aeab80
  7. #a5a280
  8. #9c9a80
  9. #929180
  10. #898980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d4b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d079 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d584 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8ccc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d37c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d582 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3d0ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd680 {
  color: #dcd680;
}
Background
.bg-dcd680 {
  background-color: #dcd680;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd680 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd680;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd680;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 214 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 57% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd680 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd680, #b4dc80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd680 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 214 128 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.39 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.86 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.95 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.39 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.24 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.29 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.16 #23297f Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd680  rgb(220, 214, 128)  hsl(56, 57%, 68%)  Straw
#8086dc  rgb(128, 134, 220)  hsl(236, 57%, 68%)  Glaucous
#80dcd6  rgb(128, 220, 214)  hsl(176, 57%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#d680dc  rgb(214, 128, 220)  hsl(296, 57%, 68%)  Orchid