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#DDDA7E

#ddda7e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddda7e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 85.49% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 42.99% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.11°, with 58.28% saturation and 68.04% 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 14.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.6702

Complementary

  1. #ddda7e
  2. #7e81dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddda7e
  2. #7eb0dd
  3. #ab7edd

Analogous

  1. #ddab7e
  2. #ddda7e
  3. #b0dd7e

Triadic

  1. #ddda7e
  2. #7eddda
  3. #da7edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddda7e
  2. #81dd7e
  3. #7e81dd
  4. #da7edd

Square

  1. #ddda7e
  2. #7eddab
  3. #7e81dd
  4. #dd7eb0

Monochromatic

  1. #9a9628
  2. #cdc941
  3. #ddda7e
  4. #edebbb
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#ddda7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddda7e
  2. #c7c471
  3. #b1ae65
  4. #9b9958
  5. #85834c
  6. #6f6d3f
  7. #585732
  8. #424126
  9. #2c2c19
  10. #16160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddda7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddda7e
  2. #e0de8b
  3. #e4e198
  4. #e7e5a5
  5. #ebe9b2
  6. #eeedbf
  7. #f1f0cb
  8. #f5f4d8
  9. #f8f8e5
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddda7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddda7e
  2. #d4d17e
  3. #cac87e
  4. #c1bf7f
  5. #b8b67f
  6. #afad7f
  7. #a5a47f
  8. #9c9b7f
  9. #939280
  10. #898980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d7b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d377 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead882 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9cfc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d67a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d980 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d4ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddda7e {
  color: #ddda7e;
}
Background
.bg-ddda7e {
  background-color: #ddda7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddda7e {
  border: 2px solid #ddda7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddda7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 218 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 58% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddda7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddda7e, #b0dd7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddda7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 218 126 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.07 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.56 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.27 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.84 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.57 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.58 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.49 #222581 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Straw
#ddda7e  rgb(221, 218, 126)  hsl(58, 58%, 68%)  Straw
#7e81dd  rgb(126, 129, 221)  hsl(238, 58%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#7eddda  rgb(126, 221, 218)  hsl(178, 58%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#da7edd  rgb(218, 126, 221)  hsl(298, 58%, 68%)  Orchid