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#DCE164

#dce164 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dce164 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 88.24% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.56% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 62.4°, with 67.57% saturation and 63.73% 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 15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.6999

Complementary

  1. #dce164
  2. #6964e1

Split complementary

  1. #dce164
  2. #649ee1
  3. #a864e1

Analogous

  1. #e1a864
  2. #dce164
  3. #9ee164

Triadic

  1. #dce164
  2. #64dce1
  3. #e164dc

Tetradic

  1. #dce164
  2. #64e169
  3. #6964e1
  4. #e164dc

Square

  1. #dce164
  2. #64e1a8
  3. #6964e1
  4. #e1649e

Monochromatic

  1. #8b901c
  2. #cad028
  3. #dce164
  4. #eaeda4
  5. #f9fae4

Shades

#dce164 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dce164
  2. #c6cb5a
  3. #b0b450
  4. #9a9e46
  5. #84873c
  6. #6e7132
  7. #585a28
  8. #42441e
  9. #2c2d14
  10. #16170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dce164 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dce164
  2. #e0e474
  3. #e3e783
  4. #e7ea93
  5. #eaeda2
  6. #eef0b2
  7. #f1f3c1
  8. #f5f6d1
  9. #f8f9e0
  10. #fcfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dce164 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dce164
  2. #d3d767
  3. #cace6a
  4. #c0c46c
  5. #b7ba6f
  6. #aeb172
  7. #a5a775
  8. #9c9d78
  9. #92937a
  10. #898a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbddb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d857 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1dc6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9d5c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9dc5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9de68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4daa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dce164 {
  color: #dce164;
}
Background
.bg-dce164 {
  background-color: #dce164;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dce164 {
  border: 2px solid #dce164;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dce164;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 225 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 68% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dce164 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dce164, #9ee164);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dce164 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 225 100 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.69 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.75 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.07 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.37 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.12 #231e9b Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Straw
#dce164  rgb(220, 225, 100)  hsl(62, 68%, 64%)  Straw
#6964e1  rgb(105, 100, 225)  hsl(242, 68%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#64dce1  rgb(100, 220, 225)  hsl(182, 68%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#e164dc  rgb(225, 100, 220)  hsl(302, 68%, 64%)  Orchid