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#DDCF68

#ddcf68 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddcf68 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 81.18% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.33% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 52.82°, with 63.24% saturation and 63.73% 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 13.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.61

Complementary

  1. #ddcf68
  2. #6876dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcf68
  2. #68b1dd
  3. #9568dd

Analogous

  1. #dd9568
  2. #ddcf68
  3. #b1dd68

Triadic

  1. #ddcf68
  2. #68ddcf
  3. #cf68dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcf68
  2. #76dd68
  3. #6876dd
  4. #cf68dd

Square

  1. #ddcf68
  2. #68dd95
  3. #6876dd
  4. #dd68b1

Monochromatic

  1. #8c7f20
  2. #cbb82e
  3. #ddcf68
  4. #ebe3a6
  5. #f9f7e5

Shades

#ddcf68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcf68
  2. #c7ba5e
  3. #b1a653
  4. #9b9149
  5. #857c3e
  6. #6f6834
  7. #58532a
  8. #423e1f
  9. #2c2915
  10. #16150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcf68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcf68
  2. #e0d477
  3. #e4d986
  4. #e7dd95
  5. #ebe2a4
  6. #eee7b4
  7. #f1ecc3
  8. #f5f1d2
  9. #f8f5e1
  10. #fcfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcf68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcf68
  2. #d4c76a
  3. #cabf6d
  4. #c1b76f
  5. #b8af72
  6. #afa874
  7. #a5a076
  8. #9c9879
  9. #93907b
  10. #89887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4ceae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc95e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d06d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc3b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #decc62 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cf6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c89e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcf68 {
  color: #ddcf68;
}
Background
.bg-ddcf68 {
  background-color: #ddcf68;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcf68 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcf68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcf68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 207 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 63% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcf68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcf68, #b1dd68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcf68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 207 104 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.38 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.03 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.30 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.35 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.75 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.17 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.17 #223097 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Straw
#ddcf68  rgb(221, 207, 104)  hsl(53, 63%, 64%)  Straw
#6876dd  rgb(104, 118, 221)  hsl(233, 63%, 64%)  Royal Blue
#68ddcf  rgb(104, 221, 207)  hsl(173, 63%, 64%)  Turquoise
#cf68dd  rgb(207, 104, 221)  hsl(293, 63%, 64%)  Orchid