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#DDCB5F

#ddcb5f ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddcb5f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 79.61% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.14% magenta, 57.01% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 51.43°, with 64.95% saturation and 61.96% 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 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5891

Complementary

  1. #ddcb5f
  2. #5f71dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcb5f
  2. #5fb0dd
  3. #8c5fdd

Analogous

  1. #dd8c5f
  2. #ddcb5f
  3. #b0dd5f

Triadic

  1. #ddcb5f
  2. #5fddcb
  3. #cb5fdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcb5f
  2. #71dd5f
  3. #5f71dd
  4. #cb5fdd

Square

  1. #ddcb5f
  2. #5fdd8c
  3. #5f71dd
  4. #dd5fb0

Monochromatic

  1. #86771d
  2. #c6af2a
  3. #ddcb5f
  4. #eae09e
  5. #f8f4dd

Shades

#ddcb5f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcb5f
  2. #c7b756
  3. #b1a24c
  4. #9b8e43
  5. #857a39
  6. #6f6630
  7. #585126
  8. #423d1d
  9. #2c2913
  10. #16140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcb5f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcb5f
  2. #e0d06f
  3. #e4d57f
  4. #e7db8f
  5. #ebe09f
  6. #eee5af
  7. #f1eabf
  8. #f5efcf
  9. #f8f5df
  10. #fcfaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcb5f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcb5f
  2. #d4c462
  3. #cabc66
  4. #c1b569
  5. #b8ad6c
  6. #afa670
  7. #a59e73
  8. #9c9776
  9. #938f79
  10. #89887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2caa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc654 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cd64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbeb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc859 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcc62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c399 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcb5f {
  color: #ddcb5f;
}
Background
.bg-ddcb5f {
  background-color: #ddcb5f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcb5f {
  border: 2px solid #ddcb5f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcb5f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 203 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcb5f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcb5f, #b0dd5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcb5f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 203 95 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.63 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.94 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.04 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.65 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.46 #2234a0 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Straw
#ddcb5f  rgb(221, 203, 95)  hsl(51, 65%, 62%)  Straw
#5f71dd  rgb(95, 113, 221)  hsl(231, 65%, 62%)  Royal Blue
#5fddcb  rgb(95, 221, 203)  hsl(171, 65%, 62%)  Turquoise
#cb5fdd  rgb(203, 95, 221)  hsl(291, 65%, 62%)  Medium Orchid