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#DDCB53

#ddcb53 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcb53 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 79.61% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.14% magenta, 62.44% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 52.17°, with 66.99% 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 12.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5871

Complementary

  1. #ddcb53
  2. #5365dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcb53
  2. #53aadd
  3. #8653dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8653
  2. #ddcb53
  3. #aadd53

Triadic

  1. #ddcb53
  2. #53ddcb
  3. #cb53dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcb53
  2. #65dd53
  3. #5365dd
  4. #cb53dd

Square

  1. #ddcb53
  2. #53dd86
  3. #5365dd
  4. #dd53aa

Monochromatic

  1. #7e7119
  2. #beaa26
  3. #ddcb53
  4. #eade93
  5. #f6f2d3

Shades

#ddcb53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcb53
  2. #c7b74b
  3. #b1a242
  4. #9b8e3a
  5. #857a32
  6. #6f662a
  7. #585121
  8. #423d19
  9. #2c2911
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcb53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcb53
  2. #e0d064
  3. #e4d575
  4. #e7db87
  5. #ebe098
  6. #eee5a9
  7. #f1eaba
  8. #f5efcb
  9. #f8f5dd
  10. #fcfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcb53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcb53
  2. #d4c458
  3. #cabc5c
  4. #c1b561
  5. #b8ad65
  6. #afa66a
  7. #a59e6e
  8. #9c9773
  9. #938f77
  10. #89887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2caa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc545 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cd59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edbeb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc84b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cc57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c395 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcb53 {
  color: #ddcb53;
}
Background
.bg-ddcb53 {
  background-color: #ddcb53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcb53 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcb53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcb53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 203 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcb53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcb53, #aadd53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcb53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 203 83 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.12 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.29 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.46 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.75 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.91 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.00 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.34 #2234ac Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#ddcb53  rgb(221, 203, 83)  hsl(52, 67%, 60%)  Straw
#5365dd  rgb(83, 101, 221)  hsl(232, 67%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#53ddcb  rgb(83, 221, 203)  hsl(172, 67%, 60%)  Turquoise
#cb53dd  rgb(203, 83, 221)  hsl(292, 67%, 60%)  Medium Orchid