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#DFD57D

#dfd57d ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd57d 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 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 43.95% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.88°, with 60.49% saturation and 68.24% 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 13.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.6476

Complementary

  1. #dfd57d
  2. #7d87df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd57d
  2. #7db8df
  3. #a47ddf

Analogous

  1. #dfa47d
  2. #dfd57d
  3. #b8df7d

Triadic

  1. #dfd57d
  2. #7ddfd5
  3. #d57ddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd57d
  2. #87df7d
  3. #7d87df
  4. #d57ddf

Square

  1. #dfd57d
  2. #7ddfa4
  3. #7d87df
  4. #df7db8

Monochromatic

  1. #9c9027
  2. #d0c140
  3. #dfd57d
  4. #eee9ba
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd57d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd57d
  2. #c9c071
  3. #b2aa64
  4. #9c9558
  5. #86804b
  6. #706b3f
  7. #595532
  8. #434026
  9. #2d2b19
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd57d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd57d
  2. #e2d98a
  3. #e5dd97
  4. #e9e2a4
  5. #ece6b1
  6. #efeabe
  7. #f2eecb
  8. #f5f2d8
  9. #f9f7e5
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd57d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd57d
  2. #d6cd7d
  3. #ccc47e
  4. #c3bc7e
  5. #b9b37e
  6. #b0ab7f
  7. #a6a27f
  8. #9d9a7f
  9. #93917f
  10. #8a8980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d3b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d076 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d581 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccac0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d279 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d57f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cfa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd57d {
  color: #dfd57d;
}
Background
.bg-dfd57d {
  background-color: #dfd57d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd57d {
  border: 2px solid #dfd57d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd57d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 60% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd57d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd57d, #b8df7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd57d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 125 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.76 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.96 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.45 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.84 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.24 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.68 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.16 #202a82 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd57d  rgb(223, 213, 125)  hsl(54, 60%, 68%)  Straw
#7d87df  rgb(125, 135, 223)  hsl(234, 60%, 68%)  Glaucous
#7ddfd5  rgb(125, 223, 213)  hsl(174, 60%, 68%)  Turquoise
#d57ddf  rgb(213, 125, 223)  hsl(294, 60%, 68%)  Orchid