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#DFD379

#dfd379 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd379 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 45.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.94°, 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 13.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.6366

Complementary

  1. #dfd379
  2. #7985df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd379
  2. #79b8df
  3. #a079df

Analogous

  1. #dfa079
  2. #dfd379
  3. #b8df79

Triadic

  1. #dfd379
  2. #79dfd3
  3. #d379df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd379
  2. #85df79
  3. #7985df
  4. #d379df

Square

  1. #dfd379
  2. #79dfa0
  3. #7985df
  4. #df79b8

Monochromatic

  1. #9a8c25
  2. #d0bf3b
  3. #dfd379
  4. #eee7b7
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd379 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd379
  2. #c9be6d
  3. #b2a961
  4. #9c9455
  5. #867f49
  6. #706a3d
  7. #595430
  8. #433f24
  9. #2d2a18
  10. #16150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd379 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd379
  2. #e2d786
  3. #e5dc94
  4. #e9e0a1
  5. #ece5af
  6. #efe9bc
  7. #f2edc9
  8. #f5f2d7
  9. #f9f6e4
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd379 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd379
  2. #d6cb7a
  3. #ccc27a
  4. #c3ba7b
  5. #b9b27c
  6. #b0aa7d
  7. #a6a17d
  8. #9d997e
  9. #93917f
  10. #8a887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d2b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ce72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d37d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc8be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d075 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d37b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd379 {
  color: #dfd379;
}
Background
.bg-dfd379 {
  background-color: #dfd379;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd379 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd379;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd379;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 61% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd379 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd379, #b8df79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd379 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 121 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.60 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.87 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.29 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.29 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.96 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.13 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.29 #202c86 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd379  rgb(223, 211, 121)  hsl(53, 61%, 67%)  Straw
#7985df  rgb(121, 133, 223)  hsl(233, 61%, 67%)  Glaucous
#79dfd3  rgb(121, 223, 211)  hsl(173, 61%, 67%)  Turquoise
#d379df  rgb(211, 121, 223)  hsl(293, 61%, 67%)  Orchid