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#DFD459

#dfd459 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd459 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 60.09% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.07°, with 67.68% saturation and 61.18% 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 13.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.635

Complementary

  1. #dfd459
  2. #5964df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd459
  2. #59a7df
  3. #9159df

Analogous

  1. #df9159
  2. #dfd459
  3. #a7df59

Triadic

  1. #dfd459
  2. #59dfd4
  3. #d459df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd459
  2. #64df59
  3. #5964df
  4. #d459df

Square

  1. #dfd459
  2. #59df91
  3. #5964df
  4. #df59a7

Monochromatic

  1. #857c1a
  2. #c5b826
  3. #dfd459
  4. #ebe599
  5. #f8f5d9

Shades

#dfd459 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd459
  2. #c9bf50
  3. #b2aa47
  4. #9c943e
  5. #867f35
  6. #706a2d
  7. #595524
  8. #43401b
  9. #2d2a12
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd459 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd459
  2. #e2d86a
  3. #e5dd7a
  4. #e9e18b
  5. #ece59b
  6. #efeaac
  7. #f2eebd
  8. #f5f2cd
  9. #f9f6de
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd459 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd459
  2. #d6cc5d
  3. #ccc361
  4. #c3bb65
  5. #b9b269
  6. #b0aa6d
  7. #a6a270
  8. #9d9974
  9. #939178
  10. #8a887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d2ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cd4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d360 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec7ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d051 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d45d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cc9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd459 {
  color: #dfd459;
}
Background
.bg-dfd459 {
  background-color: #dfd459;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd459 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd459;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd459;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd459 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd459, #a7df59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd459 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 89 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.50 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.39 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.59 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.61 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.65 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.92 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.27 #202ba6 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd459  rgb(223, 212, 89)  hsl(55, 68%, 61%)  Straw
#5964df  rgb(89, 100, 223)  hsl(235, 68%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#59dfd4  rgb(89, 223, 212)  hsl(175, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d459df  rgb(212, 89, 223)  hsl(295, 68%, 61%)  Medium Orchid