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#DFD656

#dfd656 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd656 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 61.43% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.06°, with 68.16% saturation and 60.59% 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 13.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.6445

Complementary

  1. #dfd656
  2. #565fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd656
  2. #56a4df
  3. #9256df

Analogous

  1. #df9256
  2. #dfd656
  3. #a4df56

Triadic

  1. #dfd656
  2. #56dfd6
  3. #d656df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd656
  2. #5fdf56
  3. #565fdf
  4. #d656df

Square

  1. #dfd656
  2. #56df92
  3. #565fdf
  4. #df56a4

Monochromatic

  1. #837c19
  2. #c3b925
  3. #dfd656
  4. #ebe696
  5. #f7f5d7

Shades

#dfd656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd656
  2. #c9c14d
  3. #b2ab45
  4. #9c963c
  5. #868034
  6. #706b2b
  7. #595622
  8. #43401a
  9. #2d2b11
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd656
  2. #e2da67
  3. #e5de78
  4. #e9e289
  5. #ece69a
  6. #efebab
  7. #f2efbb
  8. #f5f3cc
  9. #f9f7dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd656
  2. #d6cd5a
  3. #ccc55e
  4. #c3bc63
  5. #b9b467
  6. #b0ab6b
  7. #a6a26f
  8. #9d9a73
  9. #939178
  10. #8a897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d4ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cf47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd55d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d24d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d55a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ce9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd656 {
  color: #dfd656;
}
Background
.bg-dfd656 {
  background-color: #dfd656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd656 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd656, #a4df56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 86 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.85 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.13 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.51 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.87 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.15 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.28 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.47 #2029a9 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd656  rgb(223, 214, 86)  hsl(56, 68%, 61%)  Straw
#565fdf  rgb(86, 95, 223)  hsl(236, 68%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#56dfd6  rgb(86, 223, 214)  hsl(176, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d656df  rgb(214, 86, 223)  hsl(296, 68%, 61%)  Medium Orchid