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#DDDA5D

#ddda5d ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddda5d 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 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 57.92% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.59°, with 65.31% saturation and 61.57% 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 14.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6631

Complementary

  1. #ddda5d
  2. #5d60dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddda5d
  2. #5da0dd
  3. #9a5ddd

Analogous

  1. #dd9a5d
  2. #ddda5d
  3. #a0dd5d

Triadic

  1. #ddda5d
  2. #5dddda
  3. #da5ddd

Tetradic

  1. #ddda5d
  2. #60dd5d
  3. #5d60dd
  4. #da5ddd

Square

  1. #ddda5d
  2. #5ddd9a
  3. #5d60dd
  4. #dd5da0

Monochromatic

  1. #85831c
  2. #c4c129
  3. #ddda5d
  4. #eae89c
  5. #f8f7db

Shades

#ddda5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddda5d
  2. #c7c454
  3. #b1ae4a
  4. #9b9941
  5. #858338
  6. #6f6d2f
  7. #585725
  8. #42411c
  9. #2c2c13
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddda5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddda5d
  2. #e0de6d
  3. #e4e17d
  4. #e7e58e
  5. #ebe99e
  6. #eeedae
  7. #f1f0be
  8. #f5f4ce
  9. #f8f8df
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddda5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddda5d
  2. #d4d161
  3. #cac864
  4. #c1bf68
  5. #b8b66b
  6. #afad6f
  7. #a5a472
  8. #9c9b76
  9. #939279
  10. #89897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d7b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead24f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd764 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d555 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d861 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d2a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddda5d {
  color: #ddda5d;
}
Background
.bg-ddda5d {
  background-color: #ddda5d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddda5d {
  border: 2px solid #ddda5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddda5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 218 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddda5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddda5d, #a0dd5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddda5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 218 93 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.96 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.57 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.91 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.95 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.14 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.53 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.87 #2225a2 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#ddda5d  rgb(221, 218, 93)  hsl(59, 65%, 62%)  Straw
#5d60dd  rgb(93, 96, 221)  hsl(239, 65%, 62%)  Slate Blue
#5dddda  rgb(93, 221, 218)  hsl(179, 65%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise
#da5ddd  rgb(218, 93, 221)  hsl(299, 65%, 62%)  Orchid