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#DEC855

#dec855 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec855 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 78.43% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.91% magenta, 61.71% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 50.36°, with 67.49% saturation and 60.2% 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 12.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5749

Complementary

  1. #dec855
  2. #556bde

Split complementary

  1. #dec855
  2. #55b0de
  3. #8455de

Analogous

  1. #de8455
  2. #dec855
  3. #b0de55

Triadic

  1. #dec855
  2. #55dec8
  3. #c855de

Tetradic

  1. #dec855
  2. #6bde55
  3. #556bde
  4. #c855de

Square

  1. #dec855
  2. #55de84
  3. #556bde
  4. #de55b0

Monochromatic

  1. #817019
  2. #c1a825
  3. #dec855
  4. #eadd95
  5. #f7f1d5

Shades

#dec855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec855
  2. #c8b44d
  3. #b2a044
  4. #9b8c3c
  5. #857833
  6. #6f642b
  7. #595022
  8. #433c1a
  9. #2c2811
  10. #161409
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec855
  2. #e1ce66
  3. #e5d377
  4. #e8d988
  5. #ebde99
  6. #efe4aa
  7. #f2e9bb
  8. #f5efcc
  9. #f8f4dd
  10. #fcfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec855
  2. #d5c159
  3. #cbba5e
  4. #c2b262
  5. #b8ab66
  6. #afa46b
  7. #a69d6f
  8. #9c9673
  9. #938e77
  10. #89877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac348 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0cb5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc54e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfca59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec855 {
  color: #dec855;
}
Background
.bg-dec855 {
  background-color: #dec855;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec855 {
  border: 2px solid #dec855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 200 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec855, #b0de55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 200 85 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.90 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.93 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.32 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.92 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.00 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.00 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.19 #2137aa Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Straw
#dec855  rgb(222, 200, 85)  hsl(50, 67%, 60%)  Straw
#556bde  rgb(85, 107, 222)  hsl(230, 67%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#55dec8  rgb(85, 222, 200)  hsl(170, 67%, 60%)  Turquoise
#c855de  rgb(200, 85, 222)  hsl(290, 67%, 60%)  Medium Orchid