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#DFD561

#dfd561 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd561 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.53% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 56.5% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.24°, with 66.32% saturation and 62.75% 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 13.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.6414

Complementary

  1. #dfd561
  2. #616bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd561
  2. #61aadf
  3. #9661df

Analogous

  1. #df9661
  2. #dfd561
  3. #aadf61

Triadic

  1. #dfd561
  2. #61dfd5
  3. #d561df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd561
  2. #6bdf61
  3. #616bdf
  4. #d561df

Square

  1. #dfd561
  2. #61df96
  3. #616bdf
  4. #df61aa

Monochromatic

  1. #8b821c
  2. #cbbe29
  3. #dfd561
  4. #ece6a1
  5. #f9f7e0

Shades

#dfd561 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd561
  2. #c9c057
  3. #b2aa4e
  4. #9c9544
  5. #86803a
  6. #706b31
  7. #595527
  8. #43401d
  9. #2d2b13
  10. #16150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd561 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd561
  2. #e2d971
  3. #e5dd81
  4. #e9e290
  5. #ece6a0
  6. #efeab0
  7. #f2eec0
  8. #f5f2d0
  9. #f9f7df
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd561 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd561
  2. #d6cd64
  3. #ccc467
  4. #c3bc6a
  5. #b9b36d
  6. #b0ab71
  7. #a6a274
  8. #9d9a77
  9. #93917a
  10. #8a897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ce55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d467 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec8bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d15a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d565 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cd9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd561 {
  color: #dfd561;
}
Background
.bg-dfd561 {
  background-color: #dfd561;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd561 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd561;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd561;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 66% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd561 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd561, #aadf61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd561 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 97 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.69 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.74 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.07 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.54 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.92 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.16 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.26 #202a9e Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd561  rgb(223, 213, 97)  hsl(55, 66%, 63%)  Straw
#616bdf  rgb(97, 107, 223)  hsl(235, 66%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#61dfd5  rgb(97, 223, 213)  hsl(175, 66%, 63%)  Turquoise
#d561df  rgb(213, 97, 223)  hsl(295, 66%, 63%)  Orchid