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#DECD6A

#decd6a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#decd6a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 80.39% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.66% magenta, 52.25% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 51.21°, with 63.74% saturation and 64.31% 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 13.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6023

Complementary

  1. #decd6a
  2. #6a7bde

Split complementary

  1. #decd6a
  2. #6ab5de
  3. #936ade

Analogous

  1. #de936a
  2. #decd6a
  3. #b5de6a

Triadic

  1. #decd6a
  2. #6adecd
  3. #cd6ade

Tetradic

  1. #decd6a
  2. #7bde6a
  3. #6a7bde
  4. #cd6ade

Square

  1. #decd6a
  2. #6ade93
  3. #6a7bde
  4. #de6ab5

Monochromatic

  1. #8f7f20
  2. #ceb62e
  3. #decd6a
  4. #ece2a9
  5. #faf7e7

Shades

#decd6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #decd6a
  2. #c8b95f
  3. #b2a455
  4. #9b904a
  5. #857b40
  6. #6f6735
  7. #59522a
  8. #433e20
  9. #2c2915
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#decd6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #decd6a
  2. #e1d279
  3. #e5d788
  4. #e8dc97
  5. #ebe1a6
  6. #efe6b5
  7. #f2ebc3
  8. #f5f0d2
  9. #f8f5e1
  10. #fcfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#decd6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #decd6a
  2. #d5c56c
  3. #cbbe6e
  4. #c2b671
  5. #b8ae73
  6. #afa775
  7. #a69f77
  8. #9c9779
  9. #938f7c
  10. #89887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3ccad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc861 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cf6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc1b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deca65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ce6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c69d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-decd6a {
  color: #decd6a;
}
Background
.bg-decd6a {
  background-color: #decd6a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-decd6a {
  border: 2px solid #decd6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #decd6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 205 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 64% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-decd6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #decd6a, #b5de6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-decd6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 205 106 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.15 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.92 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.08 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.04 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.98 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.08 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.66 #213295 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Straw
#decd6a  rgb(222, 205, 106)  hsl(51, 64%, 64%)  Straw
#6a7bde  rgb(106, 123, 222)  hsl(231, 64%, 64%)  Glaucous
#6adecd  rgb(106, 222, 205)  hsl(171, 64%, 64%)  Turquoise
#cd6ade  rgb(205, 106, 222)  hsl(291, 64%, 64%)  Orchid