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#DFD173

#dfd173 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd173 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 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 48.43% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.22°, with 62.79% saturation and 66.27% 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 13.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.6253

Complementary

  1. #dfd173
  2. #7381df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd173
  2. #73b7df
  3. #9b73df

Analogous

  1. #df9b73
  2. #dfd173
  3. #b7df73

Triadic

  1. #dfd173
  2. #73dfd1
  3. #d173df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd173
  2. #81df73
  3. #7381df
  4. #d173df

Square

  1. #dfd173
  2. #73df9b
  3. #7381df
  4. #df73b7

Monochromatic

  1. #978822
  2. #d1bd35
  3. #dfd173
  4. #ede5b1
  5. #fbfaee

Shades

#dfd173 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd173
  2. #c9bc68
  3. #b2a75c
  4. #9c9251
  5. #867d45
  6. #70693a
  7. #59542e
  8. #433f23
  9. #2d2a17
  10. #16150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd173 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd173
  2. #e2d681
  3. #e5da8f
  4. #e9df9d
  5. #ece3ab
  6. #efe8b9
  7. #f2edc7
  8. #f5f1d5
  9. #f9f6e3
  10. #fcfaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd173 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd173
  2. #d6c974
  3. #ccc176
  4. #c3b977
  5. #b9b178
  6. #b0a97a
  7. #a6a07b
  8. #9d987c
  9. #93907d
  10. #8a887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cc6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d277 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc5bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ce6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d275 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8caa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd173 {
  color: #dfd173;
}
Background
.bg-dfd173 {
  background-color: #dfd173;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd173 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd173;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd173;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd173 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd173, #b7df73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd173 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 115 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.47 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.06 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.38 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.79 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.87 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.55 #202e8c Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd173  rgb(223, 209, 115)  hsl(52, 63%, 66%)  Straw
#7381df  rgb(115, 129, 223)  hsl(232, 63%, 66%)  Glaucous
#73dfd1  rgb(115, 223, 209)  hsl(172, 63%, 66%)  Turquoise
#d173df  rgb(209, 115, 223)  hsl(292, 63%, 66%)  Orchid