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#DFD272

#dfd272 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd272 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 48.88% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.84°, with 63.01% saturation and 66.08% 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 13.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.63

Complementary

  1. #dfd272
  2. #727fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd272
  2. #72b6df
  3. #9b72df

Analogous

  1. #df9b72
  2. #dfd272
  3. #b6df72

Triadic

  1. #dfd272
  2. #72dfd2
  3. #d272df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd272
  2. #7fdf72
  3. #727fdf
  4. #d272df

Square

  1. #dfd272
  2. #72df9b
  3. #727fdf
  4. #df72b6

Monochromatic

  1. #968822
  2. #d1be34
  3. #dfd272
  4. #ede6b0
  5. #fbfaee

Shades

#dfd272 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd272
  2. #c9bd67
  3. #b2a85b
  4. #9c9350
  5. #867e44
  6. #706939
  7. #59542e
  8. #433f22
  9. #2d2a17
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd272 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd272
  2. #e2d780
  3. #e5db8e
  4. #e9e09c
  5. #ece4aa
  6. #efe9b9
  7. #f2edc7
  8. #f5f2d5
  9. #f9f6e3
  10. #fcfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd272 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd272
  2. #d6ca73
  3. #ccc275
  4. #c3b976
  5. #b9b178
  6. #b0a979
  7. #a6a17a
  8. #9d997c
  9. #93907d
  10. #8a887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1cd6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d376 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc6bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cf6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d275 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd272 {
  color: #dfd272;
}
Background
.bg-dfd272 {
  background-color: #dfd272;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd272 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd272;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd272;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd272 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd272, #b6df72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd272 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 114 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.07 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.10 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.46 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.70 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.87 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.51 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 7.74 #202d8d Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd272  rgb(223, 210, 114)  hsl(53, 63%, 66%)  Straw
#727fdf  rgb(114, 127, 223)  hsl(233, 63%, 66%)  Glaucous
#72dfd2  rgb(114, 223, 210)  hsl(173, 63%, 66%)  Turquoise
#d272df  rgb(210, 114, 223)  hsl(293, 63%, 66%)  Orchid