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#DECB5E

#decb5e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#decb5e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 79.61% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.56% magenta, 57.66% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 51.09°, with 65.98% saturation and 61.96% 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 12.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5905

Complementary

  1. #decb5e
  2. #5e71de

Split complementary

  1. #decb5e
  2. #5eb1de
  3. #8b5ede

Analogous

  1. #de8b5e
  2. #decb5e
  3. #b1de5e

Triadic

  1. #decb5e
  2. #5edecb
  3. #cb5ede

Tetradic

  1. #decb5e
  2. #71de5e
  3. #5e71de
  4. #cb5ede

Square

  1. #decb5e
  2. #5ede8b
  3. #5e71de
  4. #de5eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #87771c
  2. #c7af29
  3. #decb5e
  4. #ebdf9d
  5. #f8f4dd

Shades

#decb5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decb5e
  2. #c8b755
  3. #b2a24b
  4. #9b8e42
  5. #857a38
  6. #6f662f
  7. #595126
  8. #433d1c
  9. #2c2913
  10. #161409
  11. #000000

Tints

#decb5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decb5e
  2. #e1d06e
  3. #e5d57e
  4. #e8db8e
  5. #ebe09e
  6. #efe5af
  7. #f2eabf
  8. #f5efcf
  9. #f8f5df
  10. #fcfaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decb5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decb5e
  2. #d5c461
  3. #cbbc65
  4. #c2b568
  5. #b8ad6c
  6. #afa66f
  7. #a69e72
  8. #9c9776
  9. #938f79
  10. #89887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2caa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc653 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cd63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebeb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc858 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cc61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decb5e {
  color: #decb5e;
}
Background
.bg-decb5e {
  background-color: #decb5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decb5e {
  border: 2px solid #decb5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decb5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 203 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 66% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decb5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decb5e, #b1de5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decb5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 203 94 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.76 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.98 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.05 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.43 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.56 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.92 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.52 #2134a1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Straw
#decb5e  rgb(222, 203, 94)  hsl(51, 66%, 62%)  Straw
#5e71de  rgb(94, 113, 222)  hsl(231, 66%, 62%)  Royal Blue
#5edecb  rgb(94, 222, 203)  hsl(171, 66%, 62%)  Turquoise
#cb5ede  rgb(203, 94, 222)  hsl(291, 66%, 62%)  Medium Orchid