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#DFD251

#dfd251 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd251 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.35% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 63.68% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.51°, with 68.93% saturation and 59.61% 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 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.6238

Complementary

  1. #dfd251
  2. #515edf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd251
  2. #51a5df
  3. #8b51df

Analogous

  1. #df8b51
  2. #dfd251
  3. #a5df51

Triadic

  1. #dfd251
  2. #51dfd2
  3. #d251df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd251
  2. #5edf51
  3. #515edf
  4. #d251df

Square

  1. #dfd251
  2. #51df8b
  3. #515edf
  4. #df51a5

Monochromatic

  1. #807617
  2. #c0b223
  3. #dfd251
  4. #ebe392
  5. #f7f3d2

Shades

#dfd251 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd251
  2. #c9bd49
  3. #b2a841
  4. #9c9339
  5. #867e31
  6. #706929
  7. #595420
  8. #433f18
  9. #2d2a10
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd251 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd251
  2. #e2d762
  3. #e5db74
  4. #e9e085
  5. #ece497
  6. #efe9a8
  7. #f2edb9
  8. #f5f2cb
  9. #f9f6dc
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd251 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd251
  2. #d6ca56
  3. #ccc25a
  4. #c3b95f
  5. #b9b164
  6. #b0a969
  7. #a6a16d
  8. #9d9972
  9. #939077
  10. #8a887b
  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 #d6d0ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cb41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d258 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc4b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d256 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ca99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd251 {
  color: #dfd251;
}
Background
.bg-dfd251 {
  background-color: #dfd251;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd251 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd251;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd251;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd251 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd251, #a5df51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd251 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 81 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.35 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.72 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.20 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.64 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.98 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.17 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.56 #202dae Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd251  rgb(223, 210, 81)  hsl(55, 69%, 60%)  Straw
#515edf  rgb(81, 94, 223)  hsl(235, 69%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#51dfd2  rgb(81, 223, 210)  hsl(175, 69%, 60%)  Turquoise
#d251df  rgb(210, 81, 223)  hsl(295, 69%, 60%)  Medium Orchid