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#DFD166

#dfd166 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd166 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.96% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 54.26% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.06°, with 65.41% saturation and 63.73% 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 13.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.96.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6225

Complementary

  1. #dfd166
  2. #6674df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd166
  2. #66b1df
  3. #9566df

Analogous

  1. #df9566
  2. #dfd166
  3. #b1df66

Triadic

  1. #dfd166
  2. #66dfd1
  3. #d166df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd166
  2. #74df66
  3. #6674df
  4. #d166df

Square

  1. #dfd166
  2. #66df95
  3. #6674df
  4. #df66b1

Monochromatic

  1. #8e811e
  2. #cebb2b
  3. #dfd166
  4. #ece4a5
  5. #f9f7e5

Shades

#dfd166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd166
  2. #c9bc5c
  3. #b2a752
  4. #9c9247
  5. #867d3d
  6. #706933
  7. #595429
  8. #433f1f
  9. #2d2a14
  10. #16150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd166
  2. #e2d675
  3. #e5da85
  4. #e9df94
  5. #ece3a3
  6. #efe8b3
  7. #f2edc2
  8. #f5f1d1
  9. #f9f6e0
  10. #fcfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd166
  2. #d6c969
  3. #ccc16b
  4. #c3b96e
  5. #b9b170
  6. #b0a973
  7. #a6a076
  8. #9d9878
  9. #93907b
  10. #8a887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1cb5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d26b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec5b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ce60 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d169 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ca9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd166 {
  color: #dfd166;
}
Background
.bg-dfd166 {
  background-color: #dfd166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd166 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 65% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd166, #b1df66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.96 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.99 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.25 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.17 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.58 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.76 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.97 #202e99 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd166  rgb(223, 209, 102)  hsl(53, 65%, 64%)  Straw
#6674df  rgb(102, 116, 223)  hsl(233, 65%, 64%)  Royal Blue
#66dfd1  rgb(102, 223, 209)  hsl(173, 65%, 64%)  Turquoise
#d166df  rgb(209, 102, 223)  hsl(293, 65%, 64%)  Orchid