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#DFD16D

#dfd16d ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd16d 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 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 51.12% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.63°, with 64.04% saturation and 65.1% 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 13.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.04.

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Relative luminance0.6239

Complementary

  1. #dfd16d
  2. #6d7bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd16d
  2. #6db4df
  3. #986ddf

Analogous

  1. #df986d
  2. #dfd16d
  3. #b4df6d

Triadic

  1. #dfd16d
  2. #6ddfd1
  3. #d16ddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd16d
  2. #7bdf6d
  3. #6d7bdf
  4. #d16ddf

Square

  1. #dfd16d
  2. #6ddf98
  3. #6d7bdf
  4. #df6db4

Monochromatic

  1. #938520
  2. #d1bd2e
  3. #dfd16d
  4. #ede5ac
  5. #fbf9eb

Shades

#dfd16d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd16d
  2. #c9bc62
  3. #b2a757
  4. #9c924c
  5. #867d41
  6. #706937
  7. #59542c
  8. #433f21
  9. #2d2a16
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd16d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd16d
  2. #e2d67c
  3. #e5da8a
  4. #e9df99
  5. #ece3a7
  6. #efe8b6
  7. #f2edc5
  8. #f5f1d3
  9. #f9f6e2
  10. #fcfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd16d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd16d
  2. #d6c96f
  3. #ccc171
  4. #c3b973
  5. #b9b175
  6. #b0a977
  7. #a6a078
  8. #9d987a
  9. #93907c
  10. #8a887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1cc64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d272 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc5ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ce68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d170 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8caa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd16d {
  color: #dfd16d;
}
Background
.bg-dfd16d {
  background-color: #dfd16d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd16d {
  border: 2px solid #dfd16d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd16d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd16d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd16d, #b4df6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd16d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 109 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.04 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.42 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.71 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.90 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.14 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.11 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 7.33 #202e92 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd16d  rgb(223, 209, 109)  hsl(53, 64%, 65%)  Straw
#6d7bdf  rgb(109, 123, 223)  hsl(233, 64%, 65%)  Glaucous
#6ddfd1  rgb(109, 223, 209)  hsl(173, 64%, 65%)  Turquoise
#d16ddf  rgb(209, 109, 223)  hsl(293, 64%, 65%)  Orchid