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#DFD451

#dfd451 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd451 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 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 63.68% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.35°, with 68.93% saturation and 59.61% 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 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.6337

Complementary

  1. #dfd451
  2. #515cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd451
  2. #51a3df
  3. #8d51df

Analogous

  1. #df8d51
  2. #dfd451
  3. #a3df51

Triadic

  1. #dfd451
  2. #51dfd4
  3. #d451df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd451
  2. #5cdf51
  3. #515cdf
  4. #d451df

Square

  1. #dfd451
  2. #51df8d
  3. #515cdf
  4. #df51a3

Monochromatic

  1. #807717
  2. #c0b423
  3. #dfd451
  4. #ebe492
  5. #f7f4d2

Shades

#dfd451 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd451
  2. #c9bf49
  3. #b2aa41
  4. #9c9439
  5. #867f31
  6. #706a29
  7. #595520
  8. #434018
  9. #2d2a10
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd451 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd451
  2. #e2d862
  3. #e5dd74
  4. #e9e185
  5. #ece597
  6. #efeaa8
  7. #f2eeb9
  8. #f5f2cb
  9. #f9f6dc
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd451 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd451
  2. #d6cc56
  3. #ccc35a
  4. #c3bb5f
  5. #b9b264
  6. #b0aa69
  7. #a6a26d
  8. #9d9972
  9. #939177
  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 #e6cd40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead359 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc6b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d048 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cc9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd451 {
  color: #dfd451;
}
Background
.bg-dfd451 {
  background-color: #dfd451;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd451 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd451;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd451;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd451 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd451, #a3df51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd451 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 81 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.29 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.86 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.93 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.96 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.11 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.34 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.63 #202bae Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd451  rgb(223, 212, 81)  hsl(55, 69%, 60%)  Straw
#515cdf  rgb(81, 92, 223)  hsl(235, 69%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#51dfd4  rgb(81, 223, 212)  hsl(175, 69%, 60%)  Turquoise
#d451df  rgb(212, 81, 223)  hsl(295, 69%, 60%)  Medium Orchid