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#DFD16A

#dfd16a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd16a 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 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 52.47% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.82°, with 64.64% saturation and 64.51% 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 13.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.6233

Complementary

  1. #dfd16a
  2. #6a78df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd16a
  2. #6ab3df
  3. #966adf

Analogous

  1. #df966a
  2. #dfd16a
  3. #b3df6a

Triadic

  1. #dfd16a
  2. #6adfd1
  3. #d16adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd16a
  2. #78df6a
  3. #6a78df
  4. #d16adf

Square

  1. #dfd16a
  2. #6adf96
  3. #6a78df
  4. #df6ab3

Monochromatic

  1. #91831f
  2. #d0bc2d
  3. #dfd16a
  4. #ede4a9
  5. #faf8e8

Shades

#dfd16a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd16a
  2. #c9bc5f
  3. #b2a755
  4. #9c924a
  5. #867d40
  6. #706935
  7. #59542a
  8. #433f20
  9. #2d2a15
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd16a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd16a
  2. #e2d679
  3. #e5da88
  4. #e9df97
  5. #ece3a6
  6. #efe8b5
  7. #f2edc3
  8. #f5f1d2
  9. #f9f6e1
  10. #fcfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd16a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd16a
  2. #d6c96c
  3. #ccc16e
  4. #c3b971
  5. #b9b173
  6. #b0a975
  7. #a6a077
  8. #9d9879
  9. #93907c
  10. #8a887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1cb60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d26f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec5ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ce64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d16d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8caa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd16a {
  color: #dfd16a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd16a {
  background-color: #dfd16a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd16a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd16a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd16a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 65% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd16a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd16a, #b3df6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd16a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 106 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.94 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.65 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.93 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.00 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.31 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.94 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 7.16 #202e95 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd16a  rgb(223, 209, 106)  hsl(53, 65%, 65%)  Straw
#6a78df  rgb(106, 120, 223)  hsl(233, 65%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6adfd1  rgb(106, 223, 209)  hsl(173, 65%, 65%)  Turquoise
#d16adf  rgb(209, 106, 223)  hsl(293, 65%, 65%)  Orchid