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#DFD169

#dfd169 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd169 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 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 52.91% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.88°, with 64.84% saturation and 64.31% 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 13.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.6231

Complementary

  1. #dfd169
  2. #6977df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd169
  2. #69b2df
  3. #9669df

Analogous

  1. #df9669
  2. #dfd169
  3. #b2df69

Triadic

  1. #dfd169
  2. #69dfd1
  3. #d169df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd169
  2. #77df69
  3. #6977df
  4. #d169df

Square

  1. #dfd169
  2. #69df96
  3. #6977df
  4. #df69b2

Monochromatic

  1. #90831f
  2. #cfbc2c
  3. #dfd169
  4. #ece4a8
  5. #faf8e7

Shades

#dfd169 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd169
  2. #c9bc5f
  3. #b2a754
  4. #9c924a
  5. #867d3f
  6. #706935
  7. #59542a
  8. #433f20
  9. #2d2a15
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd169 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd169
  2. #e2d678
  3. #e5da87
  4. #e9df96
  5. #ece3a5
  6. #efe8b4
  7. #f2edc3
  8. #f5f1d2
  9. #f9f6e1
  10. #fcfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd169 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd169
  2. #d6c96b
  3. #ccc16e
  4. #c3b970
  5. #b9b172
  6. #b0a975
  7. #a6a077
  8. #9d9879
  9. #93907b
  10. #8a887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1cb5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d26e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec5b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ce63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d16c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ca9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd169 {
  color: #dfd169;
}
Background
.bg-dfd169 {
  background-color: #dfd169;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd169 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd169;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd169;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 65% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd169 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd169, #b2df69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd169 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 105 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.93 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.73 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.00 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.04 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.37 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.89 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 7.11 #202e96 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd169  rgb(223, 209, 105)  hsl(53, 65%, 64%)  Straw
#6977df  rgb(105, 119, 223)  hsl(233, 65%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#69dfd1  rgb(105, 223, 209)  hsl(173, 65%, 64%)  Turquoise
#d169df  rgb(209, 105, 223)  hsl(293, 65%, 64%)  Orchid