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#DFD651

#dfd651 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd651 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.92% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 63.68% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.2°, with 68.93% saturation and 59.61% 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 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.6438

Complementary

  1. #dfd651
  2. #515adf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd651
  2. #51a1df
  3. #8f51df

Analogous

  1. #df8f51
  2. #dfd651
  3. #a1df51

Triadic

  1. #dfd651
  2. #51dfd6
  3. #d651df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd651
  2. #5adf51
  3. #515adf
  4. #d651df

Square

  1. #dfd651
  2. #51df8f
  3. #515adf
  4. #df51a1

Monochromatic

  1. #807917
  2. #c0b623
  3. #dfd651
  4. #ebe592
  5. #f7f4d2

Shades

#dfd651 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd651
  2. #c9c149
  3. #b2ab41
  4. #9c9639
  5. #868031
  6. #706b29
  7. #595620
  8. #434018
  9. #2d2b10
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd651 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd651
  2. #e2da62
  3. #e5de74
  4. #e9e285
  5. #ece697
  6. #efeba8
  7. #f2efb9
  8. #f5f3cb
  9. #f9f7dc
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd651 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd651
  2. #d6cd56
  3. #ccc55a
  4. #c3bc5f
  5. #b9b464
  6. #b0ab69
  7. #a6a26d
  8. #9d9a72
  9. #939177
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d4ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cf40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd559 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc8ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d247 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d556 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ce9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd651 {
  color: #dfd651;
}
Background
.bg-dfd651 {
  background-color: #dfd651;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd651 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd651;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd651;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd651 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd651, #a1df51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd651 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 81 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.35 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.73 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.08 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.29 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.31 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.33 #2029ae Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd651  rgb(223, 214, 81)  hsl(56, 69%, 60%)  Straw
#515adf  rgb(81, 90, 223)  hsl(236, 69%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#51dfd6  rgb(81, 223, 214)  hsl(176, 69%, 60%)  Turquoise
#d651df  rgb(214, 81, 223)  hsl(296, 69%, 60%)  Medium Orchid