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#DFD472

#dfd472 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd472 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 48.88% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.94°, with 63.01% saturation and 66.08% 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 13.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.55.

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Relative luminance0.6399

Complementary

  1. #dfd472
  2. #727ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd472
  2. #72b4df
  3. #9d72df

Analogous

  1. #df9d72
  2. #dfd472
  3. #b4df72

Triadic

  1. #dfd472
  2. #72dfd4
  3. #d472df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd472
  2. #7ddf72
  3. #727ddf
  4. #d472df

Square

  1. #dfd472
  2. #72df9d
  3. #727ddf
  4. #df72b4

Monochromatic

  1. #968a22
  2. #d1c134
  3. #dfd472
  4. #ede7b0
  5. #fbfaee

Shades

#dfd472 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd472
  2. #c9bf67
  3. #b2aa5b
  4. #9c9450
  5. #867f44
  6. #706a39
  7. #59552e
  8. #434022
  9. #2d2a17
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd472 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd472
  2. #e2d880
  3. #e5dd8e
  4. #e9e19c
  5. #ece5aa
  6. #efeab9
  7. #f2eec7
  8. #f5f2d5
  9. #f9f6e3
  10. #fcfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd472 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd472
  2. #d6cc73
  3. #ccc375
  4. #c3bb76
  5. #b9b278
  6. #b0aa79
  7. #a6a27a
  8. #9d997c
  9. #93917d
  10. #8a887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d2b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3ce69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d476 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc8bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d16d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d475 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cda4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd472 {
  color: #dfd472;
}
Background
.bg-dfd472 {
  background-color: #dfd472;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd472 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd472;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd472;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd472 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd472, #b4df72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd472 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 114 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.55 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.21 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.64 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.35 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.09 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.69 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 7.93 #202b8d Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd472  rgb(223, 212, 114)  hsl(54, 63%, 66%)  Straw
#727ddf  rgb(114, 125, 223)  hsl(234, 63%, 66%)  Glaucous
#72dfd4  rgb(114, 223, 212)  hsl(174, 63%, 66%)  Turquoise
#d472df  rgb(212, 114, 223)  hsl(294, 63%, 66%)  Orchid