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#DEDC65

#dedc65 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dedc65 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 86.27% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 54.5% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 59.01°, with 64.71% saturation and 63.33% 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 14.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6766

Complementary

  1. #dedc65
  2. #6567de

Split complementary

  1. #dedc65
  2. #65a3de
  3. #9f65de

Analogous

  1. #de9f65
  2. #dedc65
  3. #a3de65

Triadic

  1. #dedc65
  2. #65dedc
  3. #dc65de

Tetradic

  1. #dedc65
  2. #67de65
  3. #6567de
  4. #dc65de

Square

  1. #dedc65
  2. #65de9f
  3. #6567de
  4. #de65a3

Monochromatic

  1. #8c8a1e
  2. #cbc82b
  3. #dedc65
  4. #ebeaa4
  5. #f9f9e3

Shades

#dedc65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dedc65
  2. #c8c65b
  3. #b2b051
  4. #9b9a47
  5. #85843d
  6. #6f6e33
  7. #595828
  8. #43421e
  9. #2c2c14
  10. #16160a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dedc65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dedc65
  2. #e1e074
  3. #e5e384
  4. #e8e793
  5. #ebeaa3
  6. #efeeb2
  7. #f2f1c1
  8. #f5f5d1
  9. #f8f8e0
  10. #fcfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dedc65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dedc65
  2. #d5d368
  3. #cbca6a
  4. #c2c06d
  5. #b8b770
  6. #afae73
  7. #a6a575
  8. #9c9c78
  9. #93927b
  10. #89897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad9b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd459 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed96b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecd0c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d75e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8da69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d5a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dedc65 {
  color: #dedc65;
}
Background
.bg-dedc65 {
  background-color: #dedc65;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dedc65 {
  border: 2px solid #dedc65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dedc65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 220 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 65% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dedc65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dedc65, #a3de65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dedc65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 220 101 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.70 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.24 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.75 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.90 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.19 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.54 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.84 #21239a Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Straw
#dedc65  rgb(222, 220, 101)  hsl(59, 65%, 63%)  Straw
#6567de  rgb(101, 103, 222)  hsl(239, 65%, 63%)  Medium Slate Blue
#65dedc  rgb(101, 222, 220)  hsl(179, 65%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc65de  rgb(220, 101, 222)  hsl(299, 65%, 63%)  Orchid