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#DCDB4E

#dcdb4e ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcdb4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 85.88% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 59.58°, with 66.98% saturation and 58.43% 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 14.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6643

Complementary

  1. #dcdb4e
  2. #4e4fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcdb4e
  2. #4e96dc
  3. #944edc

Analogous

  1. #dc944e
  2. #dcdb4e
  3. #96dc4e

Triadic

  1. #dcdb4e
  2. #4edcdb
  3. #db4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdb4e
  2. #4fdc4e
  3. #4e4fdc
  4. #db4edc

Square

  1. #dcdb4e
  2. #4edc94
  3. #4e4fdc
  4. #dc4e96

Monochromatic

  1. #797818
  2. #b9b825
  3. #dcdb4e
  4. #e9e88e
  5. #f5f5ce

Shades

#dcdb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdb4e
  2. #c6c546
  3. #b0af3e
  4. #9a9937
  5. #84832f
  6. #6e6e27
  7. #58581f
  8. #424217
  9. #2c2c10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdb4e
  2. #e0df60
  3. #e3e271
  4. #e7e683
  5. #eae995
  6. #eeeda7
  7. #f1f1b8
  8. #f5f4ca
  9. #f8f8dc
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdb4e
  2. #d3d253
  3. #cac958
  4. #c0c05d
  5. #b7b762
  6. #aeae67
  7. #a5a46c
  8. #9c9b71
  9. #929276
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d7af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd23b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed757 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d643 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d954 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d39e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdb4e {
  color: #dcdb4e;
}
Background
.bg-dcdb4e {
  background-color: #dcdb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdb4e {
  border: 2px solid #dcdb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 219 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdb4e, #96dc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 219 78 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.27 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.46 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.99 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.80 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.25 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.37 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.18 #2324b1 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pear
#dcdb4e  rgb(220, 219, 78)  hsl(60, 67%, 58%)  Pear
#4e4fdc  rgb(78, 79, 220)  hsl(240, 67%, 58%)  Iris
#4edcdb  rgb(78, 220, 219)  hsl(180, 67%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#db4edc  rgb(219, 78, 220)  hsl(300, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid