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#DDD151

#ddd151 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd151 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 81.96% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.43% magenta, 63.35% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.86°, with 67.31% saturation and 59.22% 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 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.6157

Complementary

  1. #ddd151
  2. #515ddd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd151
  2. #51a3dd
  3. #8b51dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8b51
  2. #ddd151
  3. #a3dd51

Triadic

  1. #ddd151
  2. #51ddd1
  3. #d151dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd151
  2. #5ddd51
  3. #515ddd
  4. #d151dd

Square

  1. #ddd151
  2. #51dd8b
  3. #515ddd
  4. #dd51a3

Monochromatic

  1. #7d7418
  2. #bdb025
  3. #ddd151
  4. #eae291
  5. #f6f3d1

Shades

#ddd151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd151
  2. #c7bc49
  3. #b1a741
  4. #9b9239
  5. #857d31
  6. #6f6929
  7. #585420
  8. #423f18
  9. #2c2a10
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd151
  2. #e0d662
  3. #e4da74
  4. #e7df85
  5. #ebe397
  6. #eee8a8
  7. #f1edb9
  8. #f5f1cb
  9. #f8f6dc
  10. #fcfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd151
  2. #d4c956
  3. #cac15a
  4. #c1b95f
  5. #b8b164
  6. #afa969
  7. #a5a06d
  8. #9c9872
  9. #939077
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cfaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3ca41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d158 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cd48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d156 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd151 {
  color: #ddd151;
}
Background
.bg-ddd151 {
  background-color: #ddd151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd151 {
  border: 2px solid #ddd151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 209 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd151, #a3dd51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 209 81 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.38 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.92 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.50 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.99 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.09 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.30 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.79 #222eae Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Straw
#ddd151  rgb(221, 209, 81)  hsl(55, 67%, 59%)  Straw
#515ddd  rgb(81, 93, 221)  hsl(235, 67%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#51ddd1  rgb(81, 221, 209)  hsl(175, 67%, 59%)  Turquoise
#d151dd  rgb(209, 81, 221)  hsl(295, 67%, 59%)  Medium Orchid