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#DFD252

#dfd252 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd252 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 63.23% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.47°, with 68.78% saturation and 59.8% 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 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.6239

Complementary

  1. #dfd252
  2. #525fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd252
  2. #52a5df
  3. #8b52df

Analogous

  1. #df8b52
  2. #dfd252
  3. #a5df52

Triadic

  1. #dfd252
  2. #52dfd2
  3. #d252df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd252
  2. #5fdf52
  3. #525fdf
  4. #d252df

Square

  1. #dfd252
  2. #52df8b
  3. #525fdf
  4. #df52a5

Monochromatic

  1. #807718
  2. #c1b224
  3. #dfd252
  4. #ebe393
  5. #f7f4d3

Shades

#dfd252 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd252
  2. #c9bd4a
  3. #b2a842
  4. #9c9339
  5. #867e31
  6. #706929
  7. #595421
  8. #433f19
  9. #2d2a10
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd252 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd252
  2. #e2d763
  3. #e5db75
  4. #e9e086
  5. #ece497
  6. #efe9a9
  7. #f2edba
  8. #f5f2cb
  9. #f9f6dc
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd252 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd252
  2. #d6ca57
  3. #ccc25b
  4. #c3b960
  5. #b9b164
  6. #b0a969
  7. #a6a16e
  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 #e4cb42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d259 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc4b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d256 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ca99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd252 {
  color: #dfd252;
}
Background
.bg-dfd252 {
  background-color: #dfd252;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd252 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd252;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd252;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd252 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd252, #a5df52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd252 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 82 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.26 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.28 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.63 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.89 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.09 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.50 #202dad Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd252  rgb(223, 210, 82)  hsl(54, 69%, 60%)  Straw
#525fdf  rgb(82, 95, 223)  hsl(234, 69%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#52dfd2  rgb(82, 223, 210)  hsl(174, 69%, 60%)  Turquoise
#d252df  rgb(210, 82, 223)  hsl(294, 69%, 60%)  Medium Orchid