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#DCD951

#dcd951 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcd951 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 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 63.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.71°, with 66.51% saturation and 59.02% 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 14.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6544

Complementary

  1. #dcd951
  2. #5154dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd951
  2. #5199dc
  3. #9451dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9451
  2. #dcd951
  3. #99dc51

Triadic

  1. #dcd951
  2. #51dcd9
  3. #d951dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd951
  2. #54dc51
  3. #5154dc
  4. #d951dc

Square

  1. #dcd951
  2. #51dc94
  3. #5154dc
  4. #dc5199

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7919
  2. #bbb826
  3. #dcd951
  4. #e9e791
  5. #f6f5d0

Shades

#dcd951 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd951
  2. #c6c349
  3. #b0ae41
  4. #9a9839
  5. #848231
  6. #6e6d29
  7. #585720
  8. #424118
  9. #2c2b10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd951 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd951
  2. #e0dd62
  3. #e3e174
  4. #e7e485
  5. #eae897
  6. #eeeca8
  7. #f1f0b9
  8. #f5f4cb
  9. #f8f7dc
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd951 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd951
  2. #d3d056
  3. #cac75a
  4. #c0be5f
  5. #b7b564
  6. #aead69
  7. #a5a46d
  8. #9c9b72
  9. #929277
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d6ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead13f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd659 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebccbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d447 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d756 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d19d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd951 {
  color: #dcd951;
}
Background
.bg-dcd951 {
  background-color: #dcd951;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd951 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd951;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd951;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 217 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd951 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd951, #99dc51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd951 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 217 81 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.89 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.94 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.11 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.06 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.18 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.76 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.02 #2326ae Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd951  rgb(220, 217, 81)  hsl(59, 67%, 59%)  Straw
#5154dc  rgb(81, 84, 220)  hsl(239, 67%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#51dcd9  rgb(81, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 67%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#d951dc  rgb(217, 81, 220)  hsl(299, 67%, 59%)  Medium Orchid