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#DFCE4E

#dfce4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfce4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 80.78% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.62% magenta, 65.02% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.97°, 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6038

Complementary

  1. #dfce4e
  2. #4e5fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfce4e
  2. #4ea7df
  3. #864edf

Analogous

  1. #df864e
  2. #dfce4e
  3. #a7df4e

Triadic

  1. #dfce4e
  2. #4edfce
  3. #ce4edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfce4e
  2. #5fdf4e
  3. #4e5fdf
  4. #ce4edf

Square

  1. #dfce4e
  2. #4edf86
  3. #4e5fdf
  4. #df4ea7

Monochromatic

  1. #7d7117
  2. #beac22
  3. #dfce4e
  4. #ebe08f
  5. #f6f2d0

Shades

#dfce4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfce4e
  2. #c9b946
  3. #b2a53e
  4. #9c9037
  5. #867c2f
  6. #706727
  7. #59521f
  8. #433e17
  9. #2d2910
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfce4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfce4e
  2. #e2d360
  3. #e5d871
  4. #e9dd83
  5. #ece295
  6. #efe7a7
  7. #f2ebb8
  8. #f5f0ca
  9. #f9f5dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfce4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfce4e
  2. #d6c653
  3. #ccbe58
  4. #c3b75d
  5. #b9af62
  6. #b0a767
  7. #a69f6c
  8. #9d9771
  9. #939076
  10. #8a887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cda8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c83e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cf55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc0b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3cf52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfce4e {
  color: #dfce4e;
}
Background
.bg-dfce4e {
  background-color: #dfce4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfce4e {
  border: 2px solid #dfce4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfce4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 206 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfce4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfce4e, #a7df4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfce4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 206 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.05 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.42 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.74 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.16 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.18 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.27 #2031b1 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Straw
#dfce4e  rgb(223, 206, 78)  hsl(53, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#4e5fdf  rgb(78, 95, 223)  hsl(233, 69%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4edfce  rgb(78, 223, 206)  hsl(173, 69%, 59%)  Turquoise
#ce4edf  rgb(206, 78, 223)  hsl(293, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid