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#DFD55E

#dfd55e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd55e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.53% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 57.85% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.35°, with 66.84% saturation and 62.16% 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 13.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.6408

Complementary

  1. #dfd55e
  2. #5e68df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd55e
  2. #5ea9df
  3. #955edf

Analogous

  1. #df955e
  2. #dfd55e
  3. #a9df5e

Triadic

  1. #dfd55e
  2. #5edfd5
  3. #d55edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd55e
  2. #68df5e
  3. #5e68df
  4. #d55edf

Square

  1. #dfd55e
  2. #5edf95
  3. #5e68df
  4. #df5ea9

Monochromatic

  1. #89801b
  2. #c9bc28
  3. #dfd55e
  4. #ece69e
  5. #f8f6de

Shades

#dfd55e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd55e
  2. #c9c055
  3. #b2aa4b
  4. #9c9542
  5. #868038
  6. #706b2f
  7. #595526
  8. #43401c
  9. #2d2b13
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd55e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd55e
  2. #e2d96e
  3. #e5dd7e
  4. #e9e28e
  5. #ece69e
  6. #efeaaf
  7. #f2eebf
  8. #f5f2cf
  9. #f9f7df
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd55e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd55e
  2. #d6cd61
  3. #ccc465
  4. #c3bc68
  5. #b9b36c
  6. #b0ab6f
  7. #a6a272
  8. #9d9a76
  9. #939179
  10. #8a897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ce51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d464 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec8bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d157 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d462 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cd9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd55e {
  color: #dfd55e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd55e {
  background-color: #dfd55e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd55e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd55e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd55e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 67% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd55e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd55e, #a9df5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd55e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 94 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.99 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.02 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.33 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.80 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.96 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.10 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.12 #202aa1 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd55e  rgb(223, 213, 94)  hsl(55, 67%, 62%)  Straw
#5e68df  rgb(94, 104, 223)  hsl(235, 67%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5edfd5  rgb(94, 223, 213)  hsl(175, 67%, 62%)  Turquoise
#d55edf  rgb(213, 94, 223)  hsl(295, 67%, 62%)  Orchid