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#DEE378

#dee378 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dee378 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 89.02% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 47.14% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 62.8°, with 65.64% saturation and 68.04% 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 15.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.7182

Complementary

  1. #dee378
  2. #7d78e3

Split complementary

  1. #dee378
  2. #78a9e3
  3. #b278e3

Analogous

  1. #e3b278
  2. #dee378
  3. #a9e378

Triadic

  1. #dee378
  2. #78dee3
  3. #e378de

Tetradic

  1. #dee378
  2. #78e37d
  3. #7d78e3
  4. #e378de

Square

  1. #dee378
  2. #78e3b2
  3. #7d78e3
  4. #e378a9

Monochromatic

  1. #9ba121
  2. #cfd639
  3. #dee378
  4. #edf0b7
  5. #fbfbee

Shades

#dee378 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dee378
  2. #c8cc6c
  3. #b2b660
  4. #9b9f54
  5. #858848
  6. #6f723c
  7. #595b30
  8. #434424
  9. #2c2d18
  10. #16170c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dee378 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dee378
  2. #e1e686
  3. #e5e993
  4. #e8eba1
  5. #ebeeae
  6. #eff1bc
  7. #f2f4c9
  8. #f5f7d7
  9. #f8f9e4
  10. #fcfcf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dee378 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dee378
  2. #d5d979
  3. #cbcf7a
  4. #c2c57a
  5. #b8bb7b
  6. #afb27c
  7. #a6a87d
  8. #9c9e7e
  9. #93947e
  10. #898a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dddfbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1db6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2de7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ead8ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eade72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eae07b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5dcaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dee378 {
  color: #dee378;
}
Background
.bg-dee378 {
  background-color: #dee378;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dee378 {
  border: 2px solid #dee378;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dee378;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 227 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 66% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dee378 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dee378, #a9e378);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dee378 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 227 120 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.40 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.61 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.92 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.26 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.41 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.87 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.94 #211c87 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Straw
#dee378  rgb(222, 227, 120)  hsl(63, 66%, 68%)  Straw
#7d78e3  rgb(125, 120, 227)  hsl(243, 66%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#78dee3  rgb(120, 222, 227)  hsl(183, 66%, 68%)  Electric Blue
#e378de  rgb(227, 120, 222)  hsl(303, 66%, 68%)  Orchid