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#DDCF59

#ddcf59 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcf59 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 81.18% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.33% magenta, 59.73% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 53.64°, with 66% saturation and 60.78% 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 13.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.6072

Complementary

  1. #ddcf59
  2. #5967dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcf59
  2. #59a9dd
  3. #8d59dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8d59
  2. #ddcf59
  3. #a9dd59

Triadic

  1. #ddcf59
  2. #59ddcf
  3. #cf59dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcf59
  2. #67dd59
  3. #5967dd
  4. #cf59dd

Square

  1. #ddcf59
  2. #59dd8d
  3. #5967dd
  4. #dd59a9

Monochromatic

  1. #82771b
  2. #c2b128
  3. #ddcf59
  4. #eae198
  5. #f7f4d8

Shades

#ddcf59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcf59
  2. #c7ba50
  3. #b1a647
  4. #9b913e
  5. #857c35
  6. #6f682d
  7. #585324
  8. #423e1b
  9. #2c2912
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcf59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcf59
  2. #e0d46a
  3. #e4d97a
  4. #e7dd8b
  5. #ebe29b
  6. #eee7ac
  7. #f1ecbd
  8. #f5f1cd
  9. #f8f5de
  10. #fcfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcf59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcf59
  2. #d4c75d
  3. #cabf61
  4. #c1b765
  5. #b8af69
  6. #afa86d
  7. #a5a070
  8. #9c9874
  9. #939078
  10. #89887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3ceaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c94c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cf5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc2b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfcb51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cf5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c799 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcf59 {
  color: #ddcf59;
}
Background
.bg-ddcf59 {
  background-color: #ddcf59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcf59 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcf59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcf59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 207 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 66% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcf59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcf59, #a9dd59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcf59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 207 89 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.94 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.31 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.51 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.71 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.75 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.12 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.48 #2230a6 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Straw
#ddcf59  rgb(221, 207, 89)  hsl(54, 66%, 61%)  Straw
#5967dd  rgb(89, 103, 221)  hsl(234, 66%, 61%)  Royal Blue
#59ddcf  rgb(89, 221, 207)  hsl(174, 66%, 61%)  Turquoise
#cf59dd  rgb(207, 89, 221)  hsl(294, 66%, 61%)  Medium Orchid