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#DCD96C

#dcd96c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd96c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 85.1% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 50.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.39°, with 61.54% saturation and 64.31% 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 14.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.6592

Complementary

  1. #dcd96c
  2. #6c6fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd96c
  2. #6ca7dc
  3. #a16cdc

Analogous

  1. #dca16c
  2. #dcd96c
  3. #a7dc6c

Triadic

  1. #dcd96c
  2. #6cdcd9
  3. #d96cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd96c
  2. #6fdc6c
  3. #6c6fdc
  4. #d96cdc

Square

  1. #dcd96c
  2. #6cdca1
  3. #6c6fdc
  4. #dc6ca7

Monochromatic

  1. #8d8a22
  2. #cbc730
  3. #dcd96c
  4. #ebe9aa
  5. #f9f9e8

Shades

#dcd96c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd96c
  2. #c6c361
  3. #b0ae56
  4. #9a984c
  5. #848241
  6. #6e6d36
  7. #58572b
  8. #424120
  9. #2c2b16
  10. #16160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd96c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd96c
  2. #e0dd7b
  3. #e3e189
  4. #e7e498
  5. #eae8a7
  6. #eeecb6
  7. #f1f0c4
  8. #f5f4d3
  9. #f8f7e2
  10. #fcfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd96c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd96c
  2. #d3d06e
  3. #cac770
  4. #c0be72
  5. #b7b574
  6. #aead76
  7. #a5a478
  8. #9c9b7a
  9. #92927c
  10. #89897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d262 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead671 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9cdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d566 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d76f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d2a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd96c {
  color: #dcd96c;
}
Background
.bg-dcd96c {
  background-color: #dcd96c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd96c {
  border: 2px solid #dcd96c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd96c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 217 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 62% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd96c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd96c, #a7dc6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd96c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 217 108 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.12 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.71 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.02 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.52 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.83 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.05 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.22 #232693 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcd96c  rgb(220, 217, 108)  hsl(58, 62%, 64%)  Straw
#6c6fdc  rgb(108, 111, 220)  hsl(238, 62%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6cdcd9  rgb(108, 220, 217)  hsl(178, 62%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#d96cdc  rgb(217, 108, 220)  hsl(298, 62%, 64%)  Orchid