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#DCDA7B

#dcda7b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcda7b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 85.49% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.91% magenta, 44.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 58.76°, with 58.08% saturation and 67.25% 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 14.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.6679

Complementary

  1. #dcda7b
  2. #7b7ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dcda7b
  2. #7baddc
  3. #a97bdc

Analogous

  1. #dca97b
  2. #dcda7b
  3. #addc7b

Triadic

  1. #dcda7b
  2. #7bdcda
  3. #da7bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcda7b
  2. #7ddc7b
  3. #7b7ddc
  4. #da7bdc

Square

  1. #dcda7b
  2. #7bdca9
  3. #7b7ddc
  4. #dc7bad

Monochromatic

  1. #969428
  2. #ccc93f
  3. #dcda7b
  4. #ecebb7
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dcda7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcda7b
  2. #c6c46f
  3. #b0ae62
  4. #9a9956
  5. #84834a
  6. #6e6d3e
  7. #585731
  8. #424125
  9. #2c2c19
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcda7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcda7b
  2. #e0de88
  3. #e3e195
  4. #e7e5a3
  5. #eae9b0
  6. #eeedbd
  7. #f1f0ca
  8. #f5f4d7
  9. #f8f8e5
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcda7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcda7b
  2. #d3d17c
  3. #cac87c
  4. #c0bf7d
  5. #b7b67d
  6. #aead7e
  7. #a5a47e
  8. #9c9b7f
  9. #92927f
  10. #898980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d7b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d373 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead77f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8cfc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d676 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d87e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3d4ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcda7b {
  color: #dcda7b;
}
Background
.bg-dcda7b {
  background-color: #dcda7b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcda7b {
  border: 2px solid #dcda7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcda7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 218 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 58% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcda7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcda7b, #addc7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcda7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 218 123 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.98 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.81 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.57 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.13 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.82 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.01 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.48 #232584 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#dcda7b  rgb(220, 218, 123)  hsl(59, 58%, 67%)  Straw
#7b7ddc  rgb(123, 125, 220)  hsl(239, 58%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#7bdcda  rgb(123, 220, 218)  hsl(179, 58%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#da7bdc  rgb(218, 123, 220)  hsl(299, 58%, 67%)  Orchid