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#DFD16C

#dfd16c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd16c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 51.57% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.7°, with 64.25% saturation and 64.9% 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 2.

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Relative luminance0.6237

Complementary

  1. #dfd16c
  2. #6c7adf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd16c
  2. #6cb3df
  3. #986cdf

Analogous

  1. #df986c
  2. #dfd16c
  3. #b3df6c

Triadic

  1. #dfd16c
  2. #6cdfd1
  3. #d16cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd16c
  2. #7adf6c
  3. #6c7adf
  4. #d16cdf

Square

  1. #dfd16c
  2. #6cdf98
  3. #6c7adf
  4. #df6cb3

Monochromatic

  1. #928420
  2. #d1bd2d
  3. #dfd16c
  4. #ede5ab
  5. #faf8ea

Shades

#dfd16c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd16c
  2. #c9bc61
  3. #b2a756
  4. #9c924c
  5. #867d41
  6. #706936
  7. #59542b
  8. #433f20
  9. #2d2a16
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd16c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd16c
  2. #e2d67b
  3. #e5da89
  4. #e9df98
  5. #ece3a7
  6. #efe8b6
  7. #f2edc4
  8. #f5f1d3
  9. #f9f6e2
  10. #fcfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd16c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd16c
  2. #d6c96e
  3. #ccc170
  4. #c3b972
  5. #b9b174
  6. #b0a976
  7. #a6a078
  8. #9d987a
  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 #e1cc63 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d271 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc5ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ce67 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d16f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8caa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd16c {
  color: #dfd16c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd16c {
  background-color: #dfd16c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd16c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd16c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd16c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd16c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd16c, #b3df6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd16c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 108 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.00 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.49 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.78 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.93 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.19 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.05 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 7.27 #202e93 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd16c  rgb(223, 209, 108)  hsl(53, 64%, 65%)  Straw
#6c7adf  rgb(108, 122, 223)  hsl(233, 64%, 65%)  Glaucous
#6cdfd1  rgb(108, 223, 209)  hsl(173, 64%, 65%)  Turquoise
#d16cdf  rgb(209, 108, 223)  hsl(293, 64%, 65%)  Orchid