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#DFD261

#dfd261 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd261 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.35% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 56.5% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.81°, with 66.32% saturation and 62.75% 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 13.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.6264

Complementary

  1. #dfd261
  2. #616edf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd261
  2. #61addf
  3. #9361df

Analogous

  1. #df9361
  2. #dfd261
  3. #addf61

Triadic

  1. #dfd261
  2. #61dfd2
  3. #d261df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd261
  2. #6edf61
  3. #616edf
  4. #d261df

Square

  1. #dfd261
  2. #61df93
  3. #616edf
  4. #df61ad

Monochromatic

  1. #8b7f1c
  2. #cbba29
  3. #dfd261
  4. #ece4a1
  5. #f9f6e0

Shades

#dfd261 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd261
  2. #c9bd57
  3. #b2a84e
  4. #9c9344
  5. #867e3a
  6. #706931
  7. #595427
  8. #433f1d
  9. #2d2a13
  10. #16150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd261 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd261
  2. #e2d771
  3. #e5db81
  4. #e9e090
  5. #ece4a0
  6. #efe9b0
  7. #f2edc0
  8. #f5f2d0
  9. #f9f6df
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd261 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd261
  2. #d6ca64
  3. #ccc267
  4. #c3b96a
  5. #b9b16d
  6. #b0a971
  7. #a6a174
  8. #9d9977
  9. #93907a
  10. #8a887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3cc55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d267 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec5b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1ce5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d264 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ca9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd261 {
  color: #dfd261;
}
Background
.bg-dfd261 {
  background-color: #dfd261;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd261 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd261;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd261;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 66% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd261 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd261, #addf61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd261 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 97 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.96 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.49 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.75 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.53 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.72 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.82 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.41 #202d9e Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd261  rgb(223, 210, 97)  hsl(54, 66%, 63%)  Straw
#616edf  rgb(97, 110, 223)  hsl(234, 66%, 63%)  Royal Blue
#61dfd2  rgb(97, 223, 210)  hsl(174, 66%, 63%)  Turquoise
#d261df  rgb(210, 97, 223)  hsl(294, 66%, 63%)  Orchid