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#DFD56A

#dfd56a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd56a 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 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 52.47% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.87°, with 64.64% saturation and 64.51% 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 13.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.03.

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Relative luminance0.6432

Complementary

  1. #dfd56a
  2. #6a74df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd56a
  2. #6aafdf
  3. #9a6adf

Analogous

  1. #df9a6a
  2. #dfd56a
  3. #afdf6a

Triadic

  1. #dfd56a
  2. #6adfd5
  3. #d56adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd56a
  2. #74df6a
  3. #6a74df
  4. #d56adf

Square

  1. #dfd56a
  2. #6adf9a
  3. #6a74df
  4. #df6aaf

Monochromatic

  1. #91871f
  2. #d0c22d
  3. #dfd56a
  4. #ede7a9
  5. #faf9e8

Shades

#dfd56a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd56a
  2. #c9c05f
  3. #b2aa55
  4. #9c954a
  5. #868040
  6. #706b35
  7. #59552a
  8. #434020
  9. #2d2b15
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd56a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd56a
  2. #e2d979
  3. #e5dd88
  4. #e9e297
  5. #ece6a6
  6. #efeab5
  7. #f2eec3
  8. #f5f2d2
  9. #f9f7e1
  10. #fcfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd56a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd56a
  2. #d6cd6c
  3. #ccc46e
  4. #c3bc71
  5. #b9b373
  6. #b0ab75
  7. #a6a277
  8. #9d9a79
  9. #93917c
  10. #8a897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cf60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d46f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc9bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d164 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d56d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd56a {
  color: #dfd56a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd56a {
  background-color: #dfd56a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd56a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd56a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd56a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 65% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd56a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd56a, #afdf6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd56a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 106 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.03 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.93 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.32 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.78 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.47 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.42 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.24 #202a95 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd56a  rgb(223, 213, 106)  hsl(55, 65%, 65%)  Straw
#6a74df  rgb(106, 116, 223)  hsl(235, 65%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6adfd5  rgb(106, 223, 213)  hsl(175, 65%, 65%)  Turquoise
#d56adf  rgb(213, 106, 223)  hsl(295, 65%, 65%)  Orchid