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#DFCD4E

#dfcd4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfcd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.07% magenta, 65.02% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.55°, 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 12.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.599

Complementary

  1. #dfcd4e
  2. #4e60df

Split complementary

  1. #dfcd4e
  2. #4ea9df
  3. #844edf

Analogous

  1. #df844e
  2. #dfcd4e
  3. #a9df4e

Triadic

  1. #dfcd4e
  2. #4edfcd
  3. #cd4edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcd4e
  2. #60df4e
  3. #4e60df
  4. #cd4edf

Square

  1. #dfcd4e
  2. #4edf84
  3. #4e60df
  4. #df4ea9

Monochromatic

  1. #7d7117
  2. #beab22
  3. #dfcd4e
  4. #ebdf8f
  5. #f6f2d0

Shades

#dfcd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcd4e
  2. #c9b946
  3. #b2a43e
  4. #9c9037
  5. #867b2f
  6. #706727
  7. #59521f
  8. #433e17
  9. #2d2910
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcd4e
  2. #e2d260
  3. #e5d771
  4. #e9dc83
  5. #ece195
  6. #efe6a7
  7. #f2ebb8
  8. #f5f0ca
  9. #f9f5dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcd4e
  2. #d6c553
  3. #ccbe58
  4. #c3b65d
  5. #b9ae62
  6. #b0a767
  7. #a69f6c
  8. #9d9771
  9. #938f76
  10. #8a887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc73e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cf55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbfb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2ce52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcd4e {
  color: #dfcd4e;
}
Background
.bg-dfcd4e {
  background-color: #dfcd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcd4e {
  border: 2px solid #dfcd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcd4e, #a9df4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.22 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.49 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.15 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.97 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.10 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.18 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.19 #2032b1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Straw
#dfcd4e  rgb(223, 205, 78)  hsl(53, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#4e60df  rgb(78, 96, 223)  hsl(233, 69%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4edfcd  rgb(78, 223, 205)  hsl(173, 69%, 59%)  Turquoise
#cd4edf  rgb(205, 78, 223)  hsl(293, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid