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#DFD556

#dfd556 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd556 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.53% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 61.43% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.62°, with 68.16% saturation and 60.59% 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 13.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.6395

Complementary

  1. #dfd556
  2. #5660df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd556
  2. #56a5df
  3. #9156df

Analogous

  1. #df9156
  2. #dfd556
  3. #a5df56

Triadic

  1. #dfd556
  2. #56dfd5
  3. #d556df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd556
  2. #60df56
  3. #5660df
  4. #d556df

Square

  1. #dfd556
  2. #56df91
  3. #5660df
  4. #df56a5

Monochromatic

  1. #837b19
  2. #c3b825
  3. #dfd556
  4. #ebe596
  5. #f7f5d7

Shades

#dfd556 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd556
  2. #c9c04d
  3. #b2aa45
  4. #9c953c
  5. #868034
  6. #706b2b
  7. #595522
  8. #43401a
  9. #2d2b11
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd556 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd556
  2. #e2d967
  3. #e5dd78
  4. #e9e289
  5. #ece69a
  6. #efeaab
  7. #f2eebb
  8. #f5f2cc
  9. #f9f7dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd556 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd556
  2. #d6cd5a
  3. #ccc45e
  4. #c3bc63
  5. #b9b367
  6. #b0ab6b
  7. #a6a26f
  8. #9d9a73
  9. #939178
  10. #8a897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ce47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead45d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec8ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d14d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d45a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cd9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd556 {
  color: #dfd556;
}
Background
.bg-dfd556 {
  background-color: #dfd556;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd556 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd556;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd556;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd556 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd556, #a5df56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd556 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 86 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.22 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.40 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.76 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.03 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.10 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.51 #202aa9 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd556  rgb(223, 213, 86)  hsl(56, 68%, 61%)  Straw
#5660df  rgb(86, 96, 223)  hsl(236, 68%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#56dfd5  rgb(86, 223, 213)  hsl(176, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d556df  rgb(213, 86, 223)  hsl(296, 68%, 61%)  Medium Orchid