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#DFCB4E

#dfcb4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfcb4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 79.61% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.97% magenta, 65.02% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.72°, 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 12.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.5895

Complementary

  1. #dfcb4e
  2. #4e62df

Split complementary

  1. #dfcb4e
  2. #4eabdf
  3. #824edf

Analogous

  1. #df824e
  2. #dfcb4e
  3. #abdf4e

Triadic

  1. #dfcb4e
  2. #4edfcb
  3. #cb4edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcb4e
  2. #62df4e
  3. #4e62df
  4. #cb4edf

Square

  1. #dfcb4e
  2. #4edf82
  3. #4e62df
  4. #df4eab

Monochromatic

  1. #7d6f17
  2. #bea922
  3. #dfcb4e
  4. #ebde8f
  5. #f6f1d0

Shades

#dfcb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcb4e
  2. #c9b746
  3. #b2a23e
  4. #9c8e37
  5. #867a2f
  6. #706627
  7. #59511f
  8. #433d17
  9. #2d2910
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcb4e
  2. #e2d060
  3. #e5d571
  4. #e9db83
  5. #ece095
  6. #efe5a7
  7. #f2eab8
  8. #f5efca
  9. #f9f5dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcb4e
  2. #d6c453
  3. #ccbc58
  4. #c3b55d
  5. #b9ad62
  6. #b0a667
  7. #a69e6c
  8. #9d9771
  9. #938f76
  10. #8a887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3caa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc63e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cd55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbdb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec845 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cc52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcb4e {
  color: #dfcb4e;
}
Background
.bg-dfcb4e {
  background-color: #dfcb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcb4e {
  border: 2px solid #dfcb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 203 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcb4e, #abdf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 203 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.61 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.69 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.07 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.62 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.99 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.28 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.31 #2034b1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Straw
#dfcb4e  rgb(223, 203, 78)  hsl(52, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#4e62df  rgb(78, 98, 223)  hsl(232, 69%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4edfcb  rgb(78, 223, 203)  hsl(172, 69%, 59%)  Turquoise
#cb4edf  rgb(203, 78, 223)  hsl(292, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid