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#DFD462

#dfd462 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd462 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.14% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 56.05% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.72°, with 66.14% saturation and 62.94% 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 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.6366

Complementary

  1. #dfd462
  2. #626ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd462
  2. #62abdf
  3. #9562df

Analogous

  1. #df9562
  2. #dfd462
  3. #abdf62

Triadic

  1. #dfd462
  2. #62dfd4
  3. #d462df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd462
  2. #6ddf62
  3. #626ddf
  4. #d462df

Square

  1. #dfd462
  2. #62df95
  3. #626ddf
  4. #df62ab

Monochromatic

  1. #8c821c
  2. #cbbd29
  3. #dfd462
  4. #ece5a2
  5. #f9f7e1

Shades

#dfd462 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd462
  2. #c9bf58
  3. #b2aa4e
  4. #9c9445
  5. #867f3b
  6. #706a31
  7. #595527
  8. #43401d
  9. #2d2a14
  10. #16150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd462 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd462
  2. #e2d872
  3. #e5dd81
  4. #e9e191
  5. #ece5a1
  6. #efeab1
  7. #f2eec0
  8. #f5f2d0
  9. #f9f6e0
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd462 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd462
  2. #d6cc65
  3. #ccc368
  4. #c3bb6b
  5. #b9b26e
  6. #b0aa71
  7. #a6a274
  8. #9d9977
  9. #93917a
  10. #8a887d
  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 #d7d2af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ce56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d468 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec7bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d05b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d466 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cc9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd462 {
  color: #dfd462;
}
Background
.bg-dfd462 {
  background-color: #dfd462;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd462 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd462;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd462;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 66% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd462 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd462, #abdf62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd462 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 98 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.63 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.54 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.86 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.53 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.72 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.02 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.47 #202b9d Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd462  rgb(223, 212, 98)  hsl(55, 66%, 63%)  Straw
#626ddf  rgb(98, 109, 223)  hsl(235, 66%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#62dfd4  rgb(98, 223, 212)  hsl(175, 66%, 63%)  Turquoise
#d462df  rgb(212, 98, 223)  hsl(295, 66%, 63%)  Orchid