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#DFCA4E

#dfca4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfca4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 79.22% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 65.02% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.31°, with 69.38% saturation and 59.02% 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 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.5848

Complementary

  1. #dfca4e
  2. #4e63df

Split complementary

  1. #dfca4e
  2. #4eacdf
  3. #814edf

Analogous

  1. #df814e
  2. #dfca4e
  3. #acdf4e

Triadic

  1. #dfca4e
  2. #4edfca
  3. #ca4edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfca4e
  2. #63df4e
  3. #4e63df
  4. #ca4edf

Square

  1. #dfca4e
  2. #4edf81
  3. #4e63df
  4. #df4eac

Monochromatic

  1. #7d6e17
  2. #bea822
  3. #dfca4e
  4. #ebdd8f
  5. #f6f1d0

Shades

#dfca4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfca4e
  2. #c9b646
  3. #b2a23e
  4. #9c8d37
  5. #86792f
  6. #706527
  7. #59511f
  8. #433d17
  9. #2d2810
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfca4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfca4e
  2. #e2cf60
  3. #e5d571
  4. #e9da83
  5. #ecdf95
  6. #efe5a7
  7. #f2eab8
  8. #f5efca
  9. #f9f4dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfca4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfca4e
  2. #d6c353
  3. #ccbb58
  4. #c3b45d
  5. #b9ac62
  6. #b0a567
  7. #a69e6c
  8. #9d9671
  9. #938f76
  10. #8a877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c9a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc53e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cd55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0bcb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc745 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cc52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfca4e {
  color: #dfca4e;
}
Background
.bg-dfca4e {
  background-color: #dfca4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfca4e {
  border: 2px solid #dfca4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfca4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 202 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfca4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfca4e, #acdf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfca4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 202 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.83 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.84 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.07 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.35 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.96 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.35 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.36 #2035b1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfca4e  rgb(223, 202, 78)  hsl(51, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#4e63df  rgb(78, 99, 223)  hsl(231, 69%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#4edfca  rgb(78, 223, 202)  hsl(171, 69%, 59%)  Turquoise
#ca4edf  rgb(202, 78, 223)  hsl(291, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid