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#DFD55C

#dfd55c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd55c 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 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 58.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.42°, with 67.18% saturation and 61.76% 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 13.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.6405

Complementary

  1. #dfd55c
  2. #5c66df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd55c
  2. #5ca7df
  3. #935cdf

Analogous

  1. #df935c
  2. #dfd55c
  3. #a7df5c

Triadic

  1. #dfd55c
  2. #5cdfd5
  3. #d55cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd55c
  2. #66df5c
  3. #5c66df
  4. #d55cdf

Square

  1. #dfd55c
  2. #5cdf93
  3. #5c66df
  4. #df5ca7

Monochromatic

  1. #877f1b
  2. #c7bb27
  3. #dfd55c
  4. #ece59c
  5. #f8f6dc

Shades

#dfd55c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd55c
  2. #c9c053
  3. #b2aa4a
  4. #9c9540
  5. #868037
  6. #706b2e
  7. #595525
  8. #43401c
  9. #2d2b12
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd55c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd55c
  2. #e2d96c
  3. #e5dd7d
  4. #e9e28d
  5. #ece69d
  6. #efeaae
  7. #f2eebe
  8. #f5f2ce
  9. #f9f7de
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd55c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd55c
  2. #d6cd60
  3. #ccc463
  4. #c3bc67
  5. #b9b36a
  6. #b0ab6e
  7. #a6a272
  8. #9d9a75
  9. #939179
  10. #8a897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ce4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead463 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec8bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d154 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d460 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cd9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd55c {
  color: #dfd55c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd55c {
  background-color: #dfd55c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd55c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd55c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd55c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 67% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd55c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd55c, #a7df5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd55c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 92 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.19 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.21 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.51 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.76 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.98 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.99 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.10 #202aa3 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd55c  rgb(223, 213, 92)  hsl(55, 67%, 62%)  Straw
#5c66df  rgb(92, 102, 223)  hsl(235, 67%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5cdfd5  rgb(92, 223, 213)  hsl(175, 67%, 62%)  Turquoise
#d55cdf  rgb(213, 92, 223)  hsl(295, 67%, 62%)  Orchid