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#DCDA54

#dcda54 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcda54 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 85.49% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.91% magenta, 61.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 59.12°, with 66.02% saturation and 59.61% 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 14.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.66

Complementary

  1. #dcda54
  2. #5456dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcda54
  2. #549adc
  3. #9654dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9654
  2. #dcda54
  3. #9adc54

Triadic

  1. #dcda54
  2. #54dcda
  3. #da54dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcda54
  2. #56dc54
  3. #5456dc
  4. #da54dc

Square

  1. #dcda54
  2. #54dc96
  3. #5456dc
  4. #dc549a

Monochromatic

  1. #7d7c1a
  2. #bdbb27
  3. #dcda54
  4. #e9e894
  5. #f6f5d3

Shades

#dcda54 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcda54
  2. #c6c44c
  3. #b0ae43
  4. #9a993b
  5. #848332
  6. #6e6d2a
  7. #585722
  8. #424119
  9. #2c2c11
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcda54 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcda54
  2. #e0de65
  3. #e3e176
  4. #e7e587
  5. #eae998
  6. #eeedaa
  7. #f1f0bb
  8. #f5f4cc
  9. #f8f8dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcda54 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcda54
  2. #d3d158
  3. #cac85d
  4. #c0bf61
  5. #b7b666
  6. #aead6a
  7. #a5a46e
  8. #9c9b73
  9. #929277
  10. #89897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d7b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd243 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd75c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcdbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d54b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d859 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d29f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcda54 {
  color: #dcda54;
}
Background
.bg-dcda54 {
  background-color: #dcda54;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcda54 {
  border: 2px solid #dcda54;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcda54;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 218 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcda54 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcda54, #9adc54);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcda54 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 218 84 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.81 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.83 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.35 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.36 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.45 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.65 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.80 #2325ab Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcda54  rgb(220, 218, 84)  hsl(59, 66%, 60%)  Straw
#5456dc  rgb(84, 86, 220)  hsl(239, 66%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#54dcda  rgb(84, 220, 218)  hsl(179, 66%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#da54dc  rgb(218, 84, 220)  hsl(299, 66%, 60%)  Orchid