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#DFD172

#dfd172 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd172 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 48.88% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.29°, with 63.01% saturation and 66.08% 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 13.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.625

Complementary

  1. #dfd172
  2. #7280df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd172
  2. #72b7df
  3. #9a72df

Analogous

  1. #df9a72
  2. #dfd172
  3. #b7df72

Triadic

  1. #dfd172
  2. #72dfd1
  3. #d172df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd172
  2. #80df72
  3. #7280df
  4. #d172df

Square

  1. #dfd172
  2. #72df9a
  3. #7280df
  4. #df72b7

Monochromatic

  1. #968722
  2. #d1bd34
  3. #dfd172
  4. #ede5b0
  5. #fbfaee

Shades

#dfd172 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd172
  2. #c9bc67
  3. #b2a75b
  4. #9c9250
  5. #867d44
  6. #706939
  7. #59542e
  8. #433f22
  9. #2d2a17
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd172 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd172
  2. #e2d680
  3. #e5da8e
  4. #e9df9c
  5. #ece3aa
  6. #efe8b9
  7. #f2edc7
  8. #f5f1d5
  9. #f9f6e3
  10. #fcfaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd172 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd172
  2. #d6c973
  3. #ccc175
  4. #c3b976
  5. #b9b178
  6. #b0a979
  7. #a6a07a
  8. #9d987c
  9. #93907d
  10. #8a887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cc6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d276 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc5bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ce6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d275 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8caa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd172 {
  color: #dfd172;
}
Background
.bg-dfd172 {
  background-color: #dfd172;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd172 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd172;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd172;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd172 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd172, #b7df72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd172 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 114 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.38 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.11 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.42 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.80 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.90 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.55 #202e8d Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd172  rgb(223, 209, 114)  hsl(52, 63%, 66%)  Straw
#7280df  rgb(114, 128, 223)  hsl(232, 63%, 66%)  Glaucous
#72dfd1  rgb(114, 223, 209)  hsl(172, 63%, 66%)  Turquoise
#d172df  rgb(209, 114, 223)  hsl(292, 63%, 66%)  Orchid