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#DECE59

#dece59 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dece59 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 80.78% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.21% magenta, 59.91% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 52.78°, with 66.83% saturation and 60.98% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.6039

Complementary

  1. #dece59
  2. #5969de

Split complementary

  1. #dece59
  2. #59acde
  3. #8b59de

Analogous

  1. #de8b59
  2. #dece59
  3. #acde59

Triadic

  1. #dece59
  2. #59dece
  3. #ce59de

Tetradic

  1. #dece59
  2. #69de59
  3. #5969de
  4. #ce59de

Square

  1. #dece59
  2. #59de8b
  3. #5969de
  4. #de59ac

Monochromatic

  1. #84771a
  2. #c4b127
  3. #dece59
  4. #ebe199
  5. #f7f4d9

Shades

#dece59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dece59
  2. #c8b950
  3. #b2a547
  4. #9b903e
  5. #857c35
  6. #6f672d
  7. #595224
  8. #433e1b
  9. #2c2912
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dece59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dece59
  2. #e1d36a
  3. #e5d87a
  4. #e8dd8b
  5. #ebe29b
  6. #efe7ac
  7. #f2ebbd
  8. #f5f0cd
  9. #f8f5de
  10. #fcfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dece59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dece59
  2. #d5c65d
  3. #cbbe61
  4. #c2b765
  5. #b8af69
  6. #afa76d
  7. #a69f70
  8. #9c9774
  9. #939078
  10. #89887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cdaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc84c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cf5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec1b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfcb52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cf5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dece59 {
  color: #dece59;
}
Background
.bg-dece59 {
  background-color: #dece59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dece59 {
  border: 2px solid #dece59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dece59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 206 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 67% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dece59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dece59, #acde59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dece59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 206 89 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.20 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.24 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.39 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.43 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.66 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.89 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.52 #2131a6 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Straw
#dece59  rgb(222, 206, 89)  hsl(53, 67%, 61%)  Straw
#5969de  rgb(89, 105, 222)  hsl(233, 67%, 61%)  Royal Blue
#59dece  rgb(89, 222, 206)  hsl(173, 67%, 61%)  Turquoise
#ce59de  rgb(206, 89, 222)  hsl(293, 67%, 61%)  Medium Orchid