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#DCD879

#dcd879 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd879 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.71% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.58°, with 58.58% saturation and 66.86% 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 14.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6571

Complementary

  1. #dcd879
  2. #797ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd879
  2. #79aedc
  3. #a679dc

Analogous

  1. #dca679
  2. #dcd879
  3. #aedc79

Triadic

  1. #dcd879
  2. #79dcd8
  3. #d879dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd879
  2. #7ddc79
  3. #797ddc
  4. #d879dc

Square

  1. #dcd879
  2. #79dca6
  3. #797ddc
  4. #dc79ae

Monochromatic

  1. #959127
  2. #ccc63c
  3. #dcd879
  4. #eceab6
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dcd879 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd879
  2. #c6c26d
  3. #b0ad61
  4. #9a9755
  5. #848249
  6. #6e6c3d
  7. #585630
  8. #424124
  9. #2c2b18
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd879 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd879
  2. #e0dc86
  3. #e3e094
  4. #e7e4a1
  5. #eae8af
  6. #eeecbc
  7. #f1efc9
  8. #f5f3d7
  9. #f8f7e4
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd879 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd879
  2. #d3cf7a
  3. #cac67a
  4. #c0be7b
  5. #b7b57c
  6. #aeac7d
  7. #a5a37d
  8. #9c9a7e
  9. #92927f
  10. #89897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d6b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6d171 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d67d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9cdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d474 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d77c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d2a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd879 {
  color: #dcd879;
}
Background
.bg-dcd879 {
  background-color: #dcd879;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd879 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd879;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd879;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 59% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd879 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd879, #aedc79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd879 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 121 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.56 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.89 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.20 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.75 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.44 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.19 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.90 #232786 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd879  rgb(220, 216, 121)  hsl(58, 59%, 67%)  Straw
#797ddc  rgb(121, 125, 220)  hsl(238, 59%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#79dcd8  rgb(121, 220, 216)  hsl(178, 59%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#d879dc  rgb(216, 121, 220)  hsl(298, 59%, 67%)  Orchid