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#DFD557

#dfd557 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd557 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 60.99% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.59°, with 68% saturation and 60.78% 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 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.6396

Complementary

  1. #dfd557
  2. #5761df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd557
  2. #57a5df
  3. #9157df

Analogous

  1. #df9157
  2. #dfd557
  3. #a5df57

Triadic

  1. #dfd557
  2. #57dfd5
  3. #d557df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd557
  2. #61df57
  3. #5761df
  4. #d557df

Square

  1. #dfd557
  2. #57df91
  3. #5761df
  4. #df57a5

Monochromatic

  1. #847c19
  2. #c4b825
  3. #dfd557
  4. #ebe597
  5. #f7f5d8

Shades

#dfd557 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd557
  2. #c9c04e
  3. #b2aa46
  4. #9c953d
  5. #868034
  6. #706b2c
  7. #595523
  8. #43401a
  9. #2d2b11
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd557 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd557
  2. #e2d968
  3. #e5dd79
  4. #e9e289
  5. #ece69a
  6. #efeaab
  7. #f2eebc
  8. #f5f2cd
  9. #f9f7dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd557 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd557
  2. #d6cd5b
  3. #ccc45f
  4. #c3bc63
  5. #b9b367
  6. #b0ab6c
  7. #a6a270
  8. #9d9a74
  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 #e6ce48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead45e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec8ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d14f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d45b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cd9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd557 {
  color: #dfd557;
}
Background
.bg-dfd557 {
  background-color: #dfd557;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd557 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd557;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd557;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd557 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd557, #a5df57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd557 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 87 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.71 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.31 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.50 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.67 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.94 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.09 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.42 #202aa8 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd557  rgb(223, 213, 87)  hsl(56, 68%, 61%)  Straw
#5761df  rgb(87, 97, 223)  hsl(236, 68%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#57dfd5  rgb(87, 223, 213)  hsl(176, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d557df  rgb(213, 87, 223)  hsl(296, 68%, 61%)  Medium Orchid