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#DCD74B

#dcd74b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd74b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.31% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 65.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.93°, with 67.44% saturation and 57.84% 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 13.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6432

Complementary

  1. #dcd74b
  2. #4b50dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd74b
  2. #4b98dc
  3. #8e4bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc8e4b
  2. #dcd74b
  3. #98dc4b

Triadic

  1. #dcd74b
  2. #4bdcd7
  3. #d74bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd74b
  2. #50dc4b
  3. #4b50dc
  4. #d74bdc

Square

  1. #dcd74b
  2. #4bdc8e
  3. #4b50dc
  4. #dc4b98

Monochromatic

  1. #777417
  2. #b7b224
  3. #dcd74b
  4. #e8e58b
  5. #f5f3cb

Shades

#dcd74b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd74b
  2. #c6c244
  3. #b0ac3c
  4. #9a9735
  5. #84812d
  6. #6e6c26
  7. #58561e
  8. #424117
  9. #2c2b0f
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd74b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd74b
  2. #e0db5d
  3. #e3df6f
  4. #e7e381
  5. #eae793
  6. #eeeba5
  7. #f1efb7
  8. #f5f3c9
  9. #f8f7db
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd74b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd74b
  2. #d3ce50
  3. #cac656
  4. #c0bd5b
  5. #b7b460
  6. #aeac66
  7. #a5a36b
  8. #9c9a70
  9. #929175
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d4ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cf37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd454 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d240 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d551 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cf9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd74b {
  color: #dcd74b;
}
Background
.bg-dcd74b {
  background-color: #dcd74b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd74b {
  border: 2px solid #dcd74b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd74b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 215 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd74b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd74b, #98dc4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd74b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 215 75 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.14 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.71 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.25 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.30 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.90 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.04 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.22 #2328b4 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd74b  rgb(220, 215, 75)  hsl(58, 67%, 58%)  Straw
#4b50dc  rgb(75, 80, 220)  hsl(238, 67%, 58%)  Iris
#4bdcd7  rgb(75, 220, 215)  hsl(178, 67%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#d74bdc  rgb(215, 75, 220)  hsl(298, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid