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#DFD255

#dfd255 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd255 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 61.88% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.35°, with 68.32% saturation and 60.39% 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 13.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.6244

Complementary

  1. #dfd255
  2. #5562df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd255
  2. #55a7df
  3. #8d55df

Analogous

  1. #df8d55
  2. #dfd255
  3. #a7df55

Triadic

  1. #dfd255
  2. #55dfd2
  3. #d255df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd255
  2. #62df55
  3. #5562df
  4. #d255df

Square

  1. #dfd255
  2. #55df8d
  3. #5562df
  4. #df55a7

Monochromatic

  1. #827819
  2. #c3b425
  3. #dfd255
  4. #ebe395
  5. #f7f4d6

Shades

#dfd255 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd255
  2. #c9bd4d
  3. #b2a844
  4. #9c933c
  5. #867e33
  6. #70692b
  7. #595422
  8. #433f1a
  9. #2d2a11
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd255 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd255
  2. #e2d766
  3. #e5db77
  4. #e9e088
  5. #ece499
  6. #efe9aa
  7. #f2edbb
  8. #f5f2cc
  9. #f9f6dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd255 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd255
  2. #d6ca59
  3. #ccc25e
  4. #c3b962
  5. #b9b166
  6. #b0a96b
  7. #a6a16f
  8. #9d9973
  9. #939077
  10. #8a887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cb46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d25c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc5b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d259 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ca9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd255 {
  color: #dfd255;
}
Background
.bg-dfd255 {
  background-color: #dfd255;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd255 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd255;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd255;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd255 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd255, #a7df55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd255 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 85 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.98 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.11 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.52 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.61 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.62 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.82 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.29 #202daa Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd255  rgb(223, 210, 85)  hsl(54, 68%, 60%)  Straw
#5562df  rgb(85, 98, 223)  hsl(234, 68%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#55dfd2  rgb(85, 223, 210)  hsl(174, 68%, 60%)  Turquoise
#d255df  rgb(210, 85, 223)  hsl(294, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid