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#DDD875

#ddd875 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddd875 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 84.71% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.26% magenta, 47.06% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.12°, with 60.47% saturation and 66.27% 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 14.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6577

Complementary

  1. #ddd875
  2. #757add

Split complementary

  1. #ddd875
  2. #75aedd
  3. #a475dd

Analogous

  1. #dda475
  2. #ddd875
  3. #aedd75

Triadic

  1. #ddd875
  2. #75ddd8
  3. #d875dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd875
  2. #7add75
  3. #757add
  4. #d875dd

Square

  1. #ddd875
  2. #75dda4
  3. #757add
  4. #dd75ae

Monochromatic

  1. #948f25
  2. #cec738
  3. #ddd875
  4. #ece9b2
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#ddd875 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd875
  2. #c7c269
  3. #b1ad5e
  4. #9b9752
  5. #858246
  6. #6f6c3b
  7. #58562f
  8. #424123
  9. #2c2b17
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd875 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd875
  2. #e0dc83
  3. #e4e091
  4. #e7e49e
  5. #ebe8ac
  6. #eeecba
  7. #f1efc8
  8. #f5f3d6
  9. #f8f7e3
  10. #fcfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd875 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd875
  2. #d4cf76
  3. #cac677
  4. #c1be78
  5. #b8b579
  6. #afac7b
  7. #a5a37c
  8. #9c9a7d
  9. #93927e
  10. #89897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d6b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d16c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d67a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eacdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d470 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d778 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d1a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd875 {
  color: #ddd875;
}
Background
.bg-ddd875 {
  background-color: #ddd875;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd875 {
  border: 2px solid #ddd875;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd875;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 216 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 60% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd875 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd875, #aedd75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd875 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 216 117 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.98 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.95 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.09 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.63 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.19 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.66 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.90 #22278a Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#ddd875  rgb(221, 216, 117)  hsl(57, 60%, 66%)  Straw
#757add  rgb(117, 122, 221)  hsl(237, 60%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#75ddd8  rgb(117, 221, 216)  hsl(177, 60%, 66%)  Medium Turquoise
#d875dd  rgb(216, 117, 221)  hsl(297, 60%, 66%)  Orchid