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#DFD455

#dfd455 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd455 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 61.88% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.22°, with 68.32% saturation and 60.39% 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 13.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.6343

Complementary

  1. #dfd455
  2. #5560df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd455
  2. #55a5df
  3. #8f55df

Analogous

  1. #df8f55
  2. #dfd455
  3. #a5df55

Triadic

  1. #dfd455
  2. #55dfd4
  3. #d455df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd455
  2. #60df55
  3. #5560df
  4. #d455df

Square

  1. #dfd455
  2. #55df8f
  3. #5560df
  4. #df55a5

Monochromatic

  1. #827a19
  2. #c3b625
  3. #dfd455
  4. #ebe495
  5. #f7f5d6

Shades

#dfd455 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd455
  2. #c9bf4d
  3. #b2aa44
  4. #9c943c
  5. #867f33
  6. #706a2b
  7. #595522
  8. #43401a
  9. #2d2a11
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd455 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd455
  2. #e2d866
  3. #e5dd77
  4. #e9e188
  5. #ece599
  6. #efeaaa
  7. #f2eebb
  8. #f5f2cc
  9. #f9f6dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd455 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd455
  2. #d6cc59
  3. #ccc35e
  4. #c3bb62
  5. #b9b266
  6. #b0aa6b
  7. #a6a26f
  8. #9d9973
  9. #939177
  10. #8a887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d2ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cd46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d35c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc7b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d04c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d459 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cc9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd455 {
  color: #dfd455;
}
Background
.bg-dfd455 {
  background-color: #dfd455;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd455 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd455;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd455;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd455 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd455, #a5df55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd455 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 85 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.90 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.25 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.76 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.93 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.00 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.52 #202baa Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd455  rgb(223, 212, 85)  hsl(55, 68%, 60%)  Straw
#5560df  rgb(85, 96, 223)  hsl(235, 68%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#55dfd4  rgb(85, 223, 212)  hsl(175, 68%, 60%)  Turquoise
#d455df  rgb(212, 85, 223)  hsl(295, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid