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#DDD74A

#ddd74a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd74a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 84.31% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.71% magenta, 66.52% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.55°, with 68.37% saturation and 57.84% 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 13.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6447

Complementary

  1. #ddd74a
  2. #4a50dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd74a
  2. #4a99dd
  3. #8d4add

Analogous

  1. #dd8d4a
  2. #ddd74a
  3. #99dd4a

Triadic

  1. #ddd74a
  2. #4addd7
  3. #d74add

Tetradic

  1. #ddd74a
  2. #50dd4a
  3. #4a50dd
  4. #d74add

Square

  1. #ddd74a
  2. #4add8d
  3. #4a50dd
  4. #dd4a99

Monochromatic

  1. #787416
  2. #b8b223
  3. #ddd74a
  4. #e9e58a
  5. #f5f3cb

Shades

#ddd74a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd74a
  2. #c7c243
  3. #b1ac3b
  4. #9b9734
  5. #85812c
  6. #6f6c25
  7. #58561e
  8. #424116
  9. #2c2b0f
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd74a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd74a
  2. #e0db5c
  3. #e4df6e
  4. #e7e380
  5. #ebe792
  6. #eeeba5
  7. #f1efb7
  8. #f5f3c9
  9. #f8f7db
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd74a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd74a
  2. #d4ce4f
  3. #cac655
  4. #c1bd5a
  5. #b8b460
  6. #afac65
  7. #a5a36a
  8. #9c9a70
  9. #939175
  10. #89897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d4ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cf36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd553 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d23f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d650 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cf9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd74a {
  color: #ddd74a;
}
Background
.bg-ddd74a {
  background-color: #ddd74a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd74a {
  border: 2px solid #ddd74a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd74a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 215 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 68% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd74a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd74a, #99dd4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd74a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 215 74 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.16 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.05 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.41 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.74 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.99 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.09 #2228b5 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#ddd74a  rgb(221, 215, 74)  hsl(58, 68%, 58%)  Straw
#4a50dd  rgb(74, 80, 221)  hsl(238, 68%, 58%)  Iris
#4addd7  rgb(74, 221, 215)  hsl(178, 68%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#d74add  rgb(215, 74, 221)  hsl(298, 68%, 58%)  Medium Orchid