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#DFD253

#dfd253 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd253 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 62.78% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.43°, with 68.63% saturation and 60% 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 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.6241

Complementary

  1. #dfd253
  2. #5360df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd253
  2. #53a6df
  3. #8c53df

Analogous

  1. #df8c53
  2. #dfd253
  3. #a6df53

Triadic

  1. #dfd253
  2. #53dfd2
  3. #d253df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd253
  2. #60df53
  3. #5360df
  4. #d253df

Square

  1. #dfd253
  2. #53df8c
  3. #5360df
  4. #df53a6

Monochromatic

  1. #817718
  2. #c2b324
  3. #dfd253
  4. #ebe393
  5. #f7f4d4

Shades

#dfd253 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd253
  2. #c9bd4b
  3. #b2a842
  4. #9c933a
  5. #867e32
  6. #70692a
  7. #595421
  8. #433f19
  9. #2d2a11
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd253 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd253
  2. #e2d764
  3. #e5db75
  4. #e9e087
  5. #ece498
  6. #efe9a9
  7. #f2edba
  8. #f5f2cb
  9. #f9f6dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd253 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd253
  2. #d6ca58
  3. #ccc25c
  4. #c3b961
  5. #b9b165
  6. #b0a96a
  7. #a6a16e
  8. #9d9973
  9. #939077
  10. #8a887c
  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 #e4cb44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d25a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc4b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d257 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ca99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd253 {
  color: #dfd253;
}
Background
.bg-dfd253 {
  background-color: #dfd253;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd253 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd253;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd253;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd253 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd253, #a6df53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd253 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 83 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.17 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.91 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.36 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.63 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.80 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.00 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.43 #202dac Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd253  rgb(223, 210, 83)  hsl(54, 69%, 60%)  Straw
#5360df  rgb(83, 96, 223)  hsl(234, 69%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#53dfd2  rgb(83, 223, 210)  hsl(174, 69%, 60%)  Turquoise
#d253df  rgb(210, 83, 223)  hsl(294, 69%, 60%)  Medium Orchid