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#DCD860

#dcd860 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd860 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.71% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 56.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.06°, with 63.92% saturation and 61.96% 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 14.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6517

Complementary

  1. #dcd860
  2. #6064dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd860
  2. #60a2dc
  3. #9a60dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9a60
  2. #dcd860
  3. #a2dc60

Triadic

  1. #dcd860
  2. #60dcd8
  3. #d860dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd860
  2. #64dc60
  3. #6064dc
  4. #d860dc

Square

  1. #dcd860
  2. #60dc9a
  3. #6064dc
  4. #dc60a2

Monochromatic

  1. #86821d
  2. #c4bf2b
  3. #dcd860
  4. #eae79f
  5. #f8f7dd

Shades

#dcd860 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd860
  2. #c6c256
  3. #b0ad4d
  4. #9a9743
  5. #84823a
  6. #6e6c30
  7. #585626
  8. #42411d
  9. #2c2b13
  10. #16160a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd860 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd860
  2. #e0dc70
  3. #e3e080
  4. #e7e490
  5. #eae8a0
  6. #eeecb0
  7. #f1efbf
  8. #f5f3cf
  9. #f8f7df
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd860 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd860
  2. #d3cf63
  3. #cac666
  4. #c0be6a
  5. #b7b56d
  6. #aeac70
  7. #a5a373
  8. #9c9a76
  9. #92927a
  10. #89897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d5b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d053 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd567 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eacbbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d359 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d664 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d1a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd860 {
  color: #dcd860;
}
Background
.bg-dcd860 {
  background-color: #dcd860;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd860 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd860;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd860;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 64% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd860 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd860, #a2dc60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd860 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 96 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.49 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.71 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.71 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.12 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.17 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.36 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.11 #23279f Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd860  rgb(220, 216, 96)  hsl(58, 64%, 62%)  Straw
#6064dc  rgb(96, 100, 220)  hsl(238, 64%, 62%)  Slate Blue
#60dcd8  rgb(96, 220, 216)  hsl(178, 64%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise
#d860dc  rgb(216, 96, 220)  hsl(298, 64%, 62%)  Orchid