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#DCD855

#dcd855 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd855 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.71% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 61.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.22°, with 65.85% saturation and 59.8% 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 14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6498

Complementary

  1. #dcd855
  2. #5559dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd855
  2. #559cdc
  3. #9455dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9455
  2. #dcd855
  3. #9cdc55

Triadic

  1. #dcd855
  2. #55dcd8
  3. #d855dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd855
  2. #59dc55
  3. #5559dc
  4. #d855dc

Square

  1. #dcd855
  2. #55dc94
  3. #5559dc
  4. #dc559c

Monochromatic

  1. #7e7b1a
  2. #bdb927
  3. #dcd855
  4. #e9e794
  5. #f6f5d4

Shades

#dcd855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd855
  2. #c6c24d
  3. #b0ad44
  4. #9a973c
  5. #848233
  6. #6e6c2b
  7. #585622
  8. #42411a
  9. #2c2b11
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd855
  2. #e0dc66
  3. #e3e077
  4. #e7e488
  5. #eae899
  6. #eeecaa
  7. #f1efbb
  8. #f5f3cc
  9. #f8f7dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd855
  2. #d3cf59
  3. #cac65e
  4. #c0be62
  5. #b7b566
  6. #aeac6b
  7. #a5a36f
  8. #9c9a73
  9. #929277
  10. #89897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d5af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d045 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd55d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d34c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d65a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d09e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd855 {
  color: #dcd855;
}
Background
.bg-dcd855 {
  background-color: #dcd855;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd855 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd855, #9cdc55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 85 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.40 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.41 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.42 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.19 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.58 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.61 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.66 #2327aa Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd855  rgb(220, 216, 85)  hsl(58, 66%, 60%)  Straw
#5559dc  rgb(85, 89, 220)  hsl(238, 66%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#55dcd8  rgb(85, 220, 216)  hsl(178, 66%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#d855dc  rgb(216, 85, 220)  hsl(298, 66%, 60%)  Medium Orchid