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#DFD279

#dfd279 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd279 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 45.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.35°, with 61.45% saturation and 67.45% 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 13.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.6316

Complementary

  1. #dfd279
  2. #7986df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd279
  2. #79b9df
  3. #9f79df

Analogous

  1. #df9f79
  2. #dfd279
  3. #b9df79

Triadic

  1. #dfd279
  2. #79dfd2
  3. #d279df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd279
  2. #86df79
  3. #7986df
  4. #d279df

Square

  1. #dfd279
  2. #79df9f
  3. #7986df
  4. #df79b9

Monochromatic

  1. #9a8b25
  2. #d0bd3b
  3. #dfd279
  4. #eee7b7
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd279 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd279
  2. #c9bd6d
  3. #b2a861
  4. #9c9355
  5. #867e49
  6. #70693d
  7. #595430
  8. #433f24
  9. #2d2a18
  10. #16150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd279 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd279
  2. #e2d786
  3. #e5db94
  4. #e9e0a1
  5. #ece4af
  6. #efe9bc
  7. #f2edc9
  8. #f5f2d7
  9. #f9f6e4
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd279 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd279
  2. #d6ca7a
  3. #ccc27a
  4. #c3b97b
  5. #b9b17c
  6. #b0a97d
  7. #a6a17d
  8. #9d997e
  9. #93907f
  10. #8a887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1cd72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d37d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc7bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cf75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d27b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd279 {
  color: #dfd279;
}
Background
.bg-dfd279 {
  background-color: #dfd279;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd279 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd279;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd279;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 61% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd279 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd279, #b9df79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd279 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 121 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.85 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.88 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.25 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.51 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.89 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.07 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.37 #202d86 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd279  rgb(223, 210, 121)  hsl(52, 61%, 67%)  Straw
#7986df  rgb(121, 134, 223)  hsl(232, 61%, 67%)  Glaucous
#79dfd2  rgb(121, 223, 210)  hsl(172, 61%, 67%)  Turquoise
#d279df  rgb(210, 121, 223)  hsl(292, 61%, 67%)  Orchid