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#DFD057

#dfd057 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd057 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 60.99% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.38°, with 68% saturation and 60.78% 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 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.6149

Complementary

  1. #dfd057
  2. #5766df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd057
  2. #57aadf
  3. #8c57df

Analogous

  1. #df8c57
  2. #dfd057
  3. #aadf57

Triadic

  1. #dfd057
  2. #57dfd0
  3. #d057df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd057
  2. #66df57
  3. #5766df
  4. #d057df

Square

  1. #dfd057
  2. #57df8c
  3. #5766df
  4. #df57aa

Monochromatic

  1. #847819
  2. #c4b325
  3. #dfd057
  4. #ebe297
  5. #f7f4d8

Shades

#dfd057 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd057
  2. #c9bb4e
  3. #b2a646
  4. #9c923d
  5. #867d34
  6. #70682c
  7. #595323
  8. #433e1a
  9. #2d2a11
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd057 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd057
  2. #e2d568
  3. #e5d979
  4. #e9de89
  5. #ece39a
  6. #efe8ab
  7. #f2ecbc
  8. #f5f1cd
  9. #f9f6dd
  10. #fcfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd057 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd057
  2. #d6c85b
  3. #ccc05f
  4. #c3b863
  5. #b9b067
  6. #b0a86c
  7. #a6a070
  8. #9d9874
  9. #939078
  10. #8a887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cfab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ca49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d15e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc3b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cc4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d05b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c899 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd057 {
  color: #dfd057;
}
Background
.bg-dfd057 {
  background-color: #dfd057;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd057 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd057;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd057;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd057 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd057, #aadf57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd057 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 87 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.05 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.30 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.36 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.36 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.53 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.98 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.03 #202fa8 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd057  rgb(223, 208, 87)  hsl(53, 68%, 61%)  Straw
#5766df  rgb(87, 102, 223)  hsl(233, 68%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#57dfd0  rgb(87, 223, 208)  hsl(173, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d057df  rgb(208, 87, 223)  hsl(293, 68%, 61%)  Medium Orchid