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#DFD357

#dfd357 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd357 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.75% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 60.99% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.71°, with 68% saturation and 60.78% 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 13.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.6296

Complementary

  1. #dfd357
  2. #5763df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd357
  2. #57a7df
  3. #8f57df

Analogous

  1. #df8f57
  2. #dfd357
  3. #a7df57

Triadic

  1. #dfd357
  2. #57dfd3
  3. #d357df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd357
  2. #63df57
  3. #5763df
  4. #d357df

Square

  1. #dfd357
  2. #57df8f
  3. #5763df
  4. #df57a7

Monochromatic

  1. #847a19
  2. #c4b625
  3. #dfd357
  4. #ebe497
  5. #f7f5d8

Shades

#dfd357 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd357
  2. #c9be4e
  3. #b2a946
  4. #9c943d
  5. #867f34
  6. #706a2c
  7. #595423
  8. #433f1a
  9. #2d2a11
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd357 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd357
  2. #e2d768
  3. #e5dc79
  4. #e9e089
  5. #ece59a
  6. #efe9ab
  7. #f2edbc
  8. #f5f2cd
  9. #f9f6dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd357 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd357
  2. #d6cb5b
  3. #ccc25f
  4. #c3ba63
  5. #b9b267
  6. #b0aa6c
  7. #a6a170
  8. #9d9974
  9. #939178
  10. #8a887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cc49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d35e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc6b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cf4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d35b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cb9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd357 {
  color: #dfd357;
}
Background
.bg-dfd357 {
  background-color: #dfd357;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd357 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd357;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd357;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd357 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd357, #a7df57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd357 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 87 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.73 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.35 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.49 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.54 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.73 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.76 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.27 #202ca8 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd357  rgb(223, 211, 87)  hsl(55, 68%, 61%)  Straw
#5763df  rgb(87, 99, 223)  hsl(235, 68%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#57dfd3  rgb(87, 223, 211)  hsl(175, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d357df  rgb(211, 87, 223)  hsl(295, 68%, 61%)  Medium Orchid