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#DFD579

#dfd579 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd579 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 45.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.12°, with 61.45% saturation and 67.45% 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 13.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.6466

Complementary

  1. #dfd579
  2. #7983df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd579
  2. #79b6df
  3. #a279df

Analogous

  1. #dfa279
  2. #dfd579
  3. #b6df79

Triadic

  1. #dfd579
  2. #79dfd5
  3. #d579df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd579
  2. #83df79
  3. #7983df
  4. #d579df

Square

  1. #dfd579
  2. #79dfa2
  3. #7983df
  4. #df79b6

Monochromatic

  1. #9a8f25
  2. #d0c23b
  3. #dfd579
  4. #eee8b7
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd579 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd579
  2. #c9c06d
  3. #b2aa61
  4. #9c9555
  5. #868049
  6. #706b3d
  7. #595530
  8. #434024
  9. #2d2b18
  10. #16150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd579 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd579
  2. #e2d986
  3. #e5dd94
  4. #e9e2a1
  5. #ece6af
  6. #efeabc
  7. #f2eec9
  8. #f5f2d7
  9. #f9f7e4
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd579 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd579
  2. #d6cd7a
  3. #ccc47a
  4. #c3bc7b
  5. #b9b37c
  6. #b0ab7d
  7. #a6a27d
  8. #9d9a7e
  9. #93917f
  10. #8a897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cf71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d57d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccabf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d274 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d57b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd579 {
  color: #dfd579;
}
Background
.bg-dfd579 {
  background-color: #dfd579;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd579 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd579;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd579;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 61% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd579 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd579, #b6df79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd579 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 121 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.19 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.99 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.48 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.90 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.18 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.17 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.30 #202a86 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd579  rgb(223, 213, 121)  hsl(54, 61%, 67%)  Straw
#7983df  rgb(121, 131, 223)  hsl(234, 61%, 67%)  Glaucous
#79dfd5  rgb(121, 223, 213)  hsl(174, 61%, 67%)  Turquoise
#d579df  rgb(213, 121, 223)  hsl(294, 61%, 67%)  Orchid