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#DFD36C

#dfd36c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd36c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.75% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 51.57% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.74°, with 64.25% saturation and 64.9% 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 13.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.41.

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Relative luminance0.6336

Complementary

  1. #dfd36c
  2. #6c78df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd36c
  2. #6cb1df
  3. #996cdf

Analogous

  1. #df996c
  2. #dfd36c
  3. #b1df6c

Triadic

  1. #dfd36c
  2. #6cdfd3
  3. #d36cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd36c
  2. #78df6c
  3. #6c78df
  4. #d36cdf

Square

  1. #dfd36c
  2. #6cdf99
  3. #6c78df
  4. #df6cb1

Monochromatic

  1. #928620
  2. #d1c02d
  3. #dfd36c
  4. #ede6ab
  5. #faf9ea

Shades

#dfd36c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd36c
  2. #c9be61
  3. #b2a956
  4. #9c944c
  5. #867f41
  6. #706a36
  7. #59542b
  8. #433f20
  9. #2d2a16
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd36c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd36c
  2. #e2d77b
  3. #e5dc89
  4. #e9e098
  5. #ece5a7
  6. #efe9b6
  7. #f2edc4
  8. #f5f2d3
  9. #f9f6e2
  10. #fcfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd36c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd36c
  2. #d6cb6e
  3. #ccc270
  4. #c3ba72
  5. #b9b274
  6. #b0aa76
  7. #a6a178
  8. #9d997a
  9. #93917c
  10. #8a887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3cd63 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d371 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc7bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d066 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d36f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd36c {
  color: #dfd36c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd36c {
  background-color: #dfd36c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd36c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd36c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd36c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd36c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd36c, #b1df6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd36c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 108 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.41 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.56 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.92 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.87 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.12 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.24 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 7.47 #202c93 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd36c  rgb(223, 211, 108)  hsl(54, 64%, 65%)  Straw
#6c78df  rgb(108, 120, 223)  hsl(234, 64%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6cdfd3  rgb(108, 223, 211)  hsl(174, 64%, 65%)  Turquoise
#d36cdf  rgb(211, 108, 223)  hsl(294, 64%, 65%)  Orchid