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#DDDA5B

#ddda5b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddda5b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 85.49% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 58.82% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.62°, with 65.66% saturation and 61.18% 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 14.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.6627

Complementary

  1. #ddda5b
  2. #5b5edd

Split complementary

  1. #ddda5b
  2. #5b9fdd
  3. #995bdd

Analogous

  1. #dd995b
  2. #ddda5b
  3. #9fdd5b

Triadic

  1. #ddda5b
  2. #5bddda
  3. #da5bdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddda5b
  2. #5edd5b
  3. #5b5edd
  4. #da5bdd

Square

  1. #ddda5b
  2. #5bdd99
  3. #5b5edd
  4. #dd5b9f

Monochromatic

  1. #84811b
  2. #c3c028
  3. #ddda5b
  4. #eae89a
  5. #f7f7da

Shades

#ddda5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddda5b
  2. #c7c452
  3. #b1ae49
  4. #9b9940
  5. #858337
  6. #6f6d2e
  7. #585724
  8. #42411b
  9. #2c2c12
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddda5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddda5b
  2. #e0de6b
  3. #e4e17c
  4. #e7e58c
  5. #ebe99d
  6. #eeedad
  7. #f1f0bd
  8. #f5f4ce
  9. #f8f8de
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddda5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddda5b
  2. #d4d15f
  3. #cac862
  4. #c1bf66
  5. #b8b66a
  6. #afad6e
  7. #a5a471
  8. #9c9b75
  9. #939279
  10. #89897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d7b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead24d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd762 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d553 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d85f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d2a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddda5b {
  color: #ddda5b;
}
Background
.bg-ddda5b {
  background-color: #ddda5b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddda5b {
  border: 2px solid #ddda5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddda5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 218 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 66% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddda5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddda5b, #9fdd5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddda5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 218 91 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.12 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.43 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.74 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.13 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.29 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.68 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.79 #2225a4 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#ddda5b  rgb(221, 218, 91)  hsl(59, 66%, 61%)  Straw
#5b5edd  rgb(91, 94, 221)  hsl(239, 66%, 61%)  Slate Blue
#5bddda  rgb(91, 221, 218)  hsl(179, 66%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise
#da5bdd  rgb(218, 91, 221)  hsl(299, 66%, 61%)  Orchid