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#DFD36F

#dfd36f ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd36f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 50.22% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.57°, with 63.64% saturation and 65.49% 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.55.

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Relative luminance0.6342

Complementary

  1. #dfd36f
  2. #6f7bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd36f
  2. #6fb3df
  3. #9b6fdf

Analogous

  1. #df9b6f
  2. #dfd36f
  3. #b3df6f

Triadic

  1. #dfd36f
  2. #6fdfd3
  3. #d36fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd36f
  2. #7bdf6f
  3. #6f7bdf
  4. #d36fdf

Square

  1. #dfd36f
  2. #6fdf9b
  3. #6f7bdf
  4. #df6fb3

Monochromatic

  1. #948821
  2. #d1c030
  3. #dfd36f
  4. #ede6ae
  5. #fbf9ec

Shades

#dfd36f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd36f
  2. #c9be64
  3. #b2a959
  4. #9c944e
  5. #867f43
  6. #706a38
  7. #59542c
  8. #433f21
  9. #2d2a16
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd36f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd36f
  2. #e2d77d
  3. #e5dc8c
  4. #e9e09a
  5. #ece5a9
  6. #efe9b7
  7. #f2edc5
  8. #f5f2d4
  9. #f9f6e2
  10. #fcfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd36f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd36f
  2. #d6cb71
  3. #ccc272
  4. #c3ba74
  5. #b9b276
  6. #b0aa78
  7. #a6a179
  8. #9d997b
  9. #93917d
  10. #8a887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d2b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3cd66 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d374 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc7bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d06a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d372 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd36f {
  color: #dfd36f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd36f {
  background-color: #dfd36f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd36f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd36f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd36f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd36f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd36f, #b3df6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd36f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 111 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.55 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.33 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.71 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.68 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.03 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.40 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 7.64 #202c90 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd36f  rgb(223, 211, 111)  hsl(54, 64%, 65%)  Straw
#6f7bdf  rgb(111, 123, 223)  hsl(234, 64%, 65%)  Glaucous
#6fdfd3  rgb(111, 223, 211)  hsl(174, 64%, 65%)  Turquoise
#d36fdf  rgb(211, 111, 223)  hsl(294, 64%, 65%)  Orchid