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#DDCA58

#ddca58 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddca58 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 79.22% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 60.18% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 51.43°, with 66.17% saturation and 60.59% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5832

Complementary

  1. #ddca58
  2. #586bdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddca58
  2. #58aedd
  3. #8858dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8858
  2. #ddca58
  3. #aedd58

Triadic

  1. #ddca58
  2. #58ddca
  3. #ca58dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddca58
  2. #6bdd58
  3. #586bdd
  4. #ca58dd

Square

  1. #ddca58
  2. #58dd88
  3. #586bdd
  4. #dd58ae

Monochromatic

  1. #82731a
  2. #c1ab27
  3. #ddca58
  4. #eade98
  5. #f7f2d7

Shades

#ddca58 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddca58
  2. #c7b64f
  3. #b1a246
  4. #9b8d3e
  5. #857935
  6. #6f652c
  7. #585123
  8. #423d1a
  9. #2c2812
  10. #161409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddca58 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddca58
  2. #e0cf69
  3. #e4d579
  4. #e7da8a
  5. #ebdf9b
  6. #eee5ac
  7. #f1eabc
  8. #f5efcd
  9. #f8f4de
  10. #fcfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddca58 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddca58
  2. #d4c35c
  3. #cabb60
  4. #c1b464
  5. #b8ac68
  6. #afa56c
  7. #a59e70
  8. #9c9674
  9. #938f78
  10. #89877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c9a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc54c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cc5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edbdb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc751 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcb5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c296 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddca58 {
  color: #ddca58;
}
Background
.bg-ddca58 {
  background-color: #ddca58;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddca58 {
  border: 2px solid #ddca58;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddca58;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 202 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 66% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddca58 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddca58, #aedd58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddca58 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 202 88 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.12 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.49 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.55 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.57 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.64 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.96 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.05 #2235a7 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#ddca58  rgb(221, 202, 88)  hsl(51, 66%, 61%)  Straw
#586bdd  rgb(88, 107, 221)  hsl(231, 66%, 61%)  Royal Blue
#58ddca  rgb(88, 221, 202)  hsl(171, 66%, 61%)  Turquoise
#ca58dd  rgb(202, 88, 221)  hsl(291, 66%, 61%)  Medium Orchid