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#DFD055

#dfd055 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd055 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.57% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 61.88% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.48°, with 68.32% saturation and 60.39% 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 13.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.6146

Complementary

  1. #dfd055
  2. #5564df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd055
  2. #55a9df
  3. #8b55df

Analogous

  1. #df8b55
  2. #dfd055
  3. #a9df55

Triadic

  1. #dfd055
  2. #55dfd0
  3. #d055df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd055
  2. #64df55
  3. #5564df
  4. #d055df

Square

  1. #dfd055
  2. #55df8b
  3. #5564df
  4. #df55a9

Monochromatic

  1. #827719
  2. #c3b225
  3. #dfd055
  4. #ebe295
  5. #f7f4d6

Shades

#dfd055 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd055
  2. #c9bb4d
  3. #b2a644
  4. #9c923c
  5. #867d33
  6. #70682b
  7. #595322
  8. #433e1a
  9. #2d2a11
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd055 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd055
  2. #e2d566
  3. #e5d977
  4. #e9de88
  5. #ece399
  6. #efe8aa
  7. #f2ecbb
  8. #f5f1cc
  9. #f9f6dd
  10. #fcfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd055 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd055
  2. #d6c859
  3. #ccc05e
  4. #c3b862
  5. #b9b066
  6. #b0a86b
  7. #a6a06f
  8. #9d9873
  9. #939077
  10. #8a887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cfab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ca47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d15c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc3b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cc4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d059 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c899 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd055 {
  color: #dfd055;
}
Background
.bg-dfd055 {
  background-color: #dfd055;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd055 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd055;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd055;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd055 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd055, #a9df55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd055 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 85 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.21 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.08 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.36 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.54 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.71 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.86 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.12 #202faa Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd055  rgb(223, 208, 85)  hsl(53, 68%, 60%)  Straw
#5564df  rgb(85, 100, 223)  hsl(233, 68%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#55dfd0  rgb(85, 223, 208)  hsl(173, 68%, 60%)  Turquoise
#d055df  rgb(208, 85, 223)  hsl(293, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid