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#DDCD66

#ddcd66 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddcd66 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 80.39% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 53.85% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 51.93°, with 63.64% saturation and 63.33% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5999

Complementary

  1. #ddcd66
  2. #6676dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcd66
  2. #66b1dd
  3. #9166dd

Analogous

  1. #dd9166
  2. #ddcd66
  3. #b1dd66

Triadic

  1. #ddcd66
  2. #66ddcd
  3. #cd66dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcd66
  2. #76dd66
  3. #6676dd
  4. #cd66dd

Square

  1. #ddcd66
  2. #66dd91
  3. #6676dd
  4. #dd66b1

Monochromatic

  1. #8b7d1f
  2. #cab52d
  3. #ddcd66
  4. #ebe1a5
  5. #f9f6e3

Shades

#ddcd66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcd66
  2. #c7b95c
  3. #b1a452
  4. #9b9047
  5. #857b3d
  6. #6f6733
  7. #585229
  8. #423e1f
  9. #2c2914
  10. #16150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcd66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcd66
  2. #e0d275
  3. #e4d785
  4. #e7dc94
  5. #ebe1a3
  6. #eee6b3
  7. #f1ebc2
  8. #f5f0d1
  9. #f8f5e0
  10. #fcfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcd66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcd66
  2. #d4c569
  3. #cabe6b
  4. #c1b66e
  5. #b8ae70
  6. #afa773
  7. #a59f76
  8. #9c9778
  9. #938f7b
  10. #89887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3ccac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc85c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ce6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc1b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddca60 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ce69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c69c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcd66 {
  color: #ddcd66;
}
Background
.bg-ddcd66 {
  background-color: #ddcd66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcd66 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcd66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcd66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 64% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcd66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd66, #b1dd66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcd66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.96 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.26 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.45 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.35 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.98 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.72 #223299 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Straw
#ddcd66  rgb(221, 205, 102)  hsl(52, 64%, 63%)  Straw
#6676dd  rgb(102, 118, 221)  hsl(232, 64%, 63%)  Royal Blue
#66ddcd  rgb(102, 221, 205)  hsl(172, 64%, 63%)  Turquoise
#cd66dd  rgb(205, 102, 221)  hsl(292, 64%, 63%)  Orchid