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#DCD949

#dcd949 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd949 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 85.1% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 66.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.78°, with 67.74% saturation and 57.45% 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 14.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6532

Complementary

  1. #dcd949
  2. #494cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd949
  2. #4995dc
  3. #9049dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9049
  2. #dcd949
  3. #95dc49

Triadic

  1. #dcd949
  2. #49dcd9
  3. #d949dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd949
  2. #4cdc49
  3. #494cdc
  4. #d949dc

Square

  1. #dcd949
  2. #49dc90
  3. #494cdc
  4. #dc4995

Monochromatic

  1. #757317
  2. #b6b323
  3. #dcd949
  4. #e8e689
  5. #f5f4c9

Shades

#dcd949 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd949
  2. #c6c342
  3. #b0ae3a
  4. #9a9833
  5. #84822c
  6. #6e6d25
  7. #58571d
  8. #424116
  9. #2c2b0f
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd949 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd949
  2. #e0dd5b
  3. #e3e16d
  4. #e7e480
  5. #eae892
  6. #eeeca4
  7. #f1f0b6
  8. #f5f4c8
  9. #f8f7db
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd949 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd949
  2. #d3d04f
  3. #cac754
  4. #c0be5a
  5. #b7b55f
  6. #aead65
  7. #a5a46a
  8. #9c9b70
  9. #929275
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d6ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead034 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd653 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d43d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d74f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d19b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd949 {
  color: #dcd949;
}
Background
.bg-dcd949 {
  background-color: #dcd949;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd949 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd949;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd949;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 217 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd949 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd949, #95dc49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd949 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 217 73 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.54 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.62 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.55 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.56 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.65 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 7.56 #2326b6 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd949  rgb(220, 217, 73)  hsl(59, 68%, 57%)  Straw
#494cdc  rgb(73, 76, 220)  hsl(239, 68%, 57%)  Iris
#49dcd9  rgb(73, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 68%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#d949dc  rgb(217, 73, 220)  hsl(299, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid