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#DFD15A

#dfd15a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd15a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.96% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 59.64% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.68°, with 67.51% saturation and 61.37% 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 13.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6203

Complementary

  1. #dfd15a
  2. #5a68df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd15a
  2. #5aabdf
  3. #8e5adf

Analogous

  1. #df8e5a
  2. #dfd15a
  3. #abdf5a

Triadic

  1. #dfd15a
  2. #5adfd1
  3. #d15adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd15a
  2. #68df5a
  3. #5a68df
  4. #d15adf

Square

  1. #dfd15a
  2. #5adf8e
  3. #5a68df
  4. #df5aab

Monochromatic

  1. #867b1a
  2. #c6b526
  3. #dfd15a
  4. #ebe39a
  5. #f8f5da

Shades

#dfd15a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd15a
  2. #c9bc51
  3. #b2a748
  4. #9c923f
  5. #867d36
  6. #70692d
  7. #595424
  8. #433f1b
  9. #2d2a12
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd15a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd15a
  2. #e2d66b
  3. #e5da7b
  4. #e9df8c
  5. #ece39c
  6. #efe8ad
  7. #f2edbd
  8. #f5f1ce
  9. #f9f6de
  10. #fcfaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd15a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd15a
  2. #d6c95e
  3. #ccc162
  4. #c3b965
  5. #b9b169
  6. #b0a96d
  7. #a6a071
  8. #9d9875
  9. #939078
  10. #8a887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cfac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2cb4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d160 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc4b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cd52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d15e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c99b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd15a {
  color: #dfd15a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd15a {
  background-color: #dfd15a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd15a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd15a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd15a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd15a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd15a, #abdf5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd15a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 90 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.66 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.10 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.31 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.61 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.87 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.12 #202ea5 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd15a  rgb(223, 209, 90)  hsl(54, 68%, 61%)  Straw
#5a68df  rgb(90, 104, 223)  hsl(234, 68%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5adfd1  rgb(90, 223, 209)  hsl(174, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d15adf  rgb(209, 90, 223)  hsl(294, 68%, 61%)  Medium Orchid