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#DFD44E

#dfd44e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd44e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.14% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 65.02% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.45°, with 69.38% saturation and 59.02% 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 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.6333

Complementary

  1. #dfd44e
  2. #4e59df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd44e
  2. #4ea1df
  3. #8c4edf

Analogous

  1. #df8c4e
  2. #dfd44e
  3. #a1df4e

Triadic

  1. #dfd44e
  2. #4edfd4
  3. #d44edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd44e
  2. #59df4e
  3. #4e59df
  4. #d44edf

Square

  1. #dfd44e
  2. #4edf8c
  3. #4e59df
  4. #df4ea1

Monochromatic

  1. #7d7617
  2. #beb222
  3. #dfd44e
  4. #ebe48f
  5. #f6f3d0

Shades

#dfd44e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd44e
  2. #c9bf46
  3. #b2aa3e
  4. #9c9437
  5. #867f2f
  6. #706a27
  7. #59551f
  8. #434017
  9. #2d2a10
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd44e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd44e
  2. #e2d860
  3. #e5dd71
  4. #e9e183
  5. #ece595
  6. #efeaa7
  7. #f2eeb8
  8. #f5f2ca
  9. #f9f6dc
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd44e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd44e
  2. #d6cc53
  3. #ccc358
  4. #c3bb5d
  5. #b9b262
  6. #b0aa67
  7. #a6a26c
  8. #9d9971
  9. #939176
  10. #8a887b
  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 #d6d2ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cd3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead356 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc6b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d044 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d453 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cc99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd44e {
  color: #dfd44e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd44e {
  background-color: #dfd44e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd44e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd44e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd44e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd44e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd44e, #a1df4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd44e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.58 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.59 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.70 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.00 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.38 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.39 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.59 #202bb1 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd44e  rgb(223, 212, 78)  hsl(55, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#4e59df  rgb(78, 89, 223)  hsl(235, 69%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#4edfd4  rgb(78, 223, 212)  hsl(175, 69%, 59%)  Turquoise
#d44edf  rgb(212, 78, 223)  hsl(295, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid