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#DFD659

#dfd659 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd659 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 60.09% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.97°, with 67.68% saturation and 61.18% 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 13.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.645

Complementary

  1. #dfd659
  2. #5962df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd659
  2. #59a5df
  3. #9359df

Analogous

  1. #df9359
  2. #dfd659
  3. #a5df59

Triadic

  1. #dfd659
  2. #59dfd6
  3. #d659df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd659
  2. #62df59
  3. #5962df
  4. #d659df

Square

  1. #dfd659
  2. #59df93
  3. #5962df
  4. #df59a5

Monochromatic

  1. #857e1a
  2. #c5bb26
  3. #dfd659
  4. #ebe699
  5. #f8f6d9

Shades

#dfd659 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd659
  2. #c9c150
  3. #b2ab47
  4. #9c963e
  5. #868035
  6. #706b2d
  7. #595624
  8. #43401b
  9. #2d2b12
  10. #161509
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd659 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd659
  2. #e2da6a
  3. #e5de7a
  4. #e9e28b
  5. #ece69b
  6. #efebac
  7. #f2efbd
  8. #f5f3cd
  9. #f9f7de
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd659 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd659
  2. #d6cd5d
  3. #ccc561
  4. #c3bc65
  5. #b9b469
  6. #b0ab6d
  7. #a6a270
  8. #9d9a74
  9. #939178
  10. #8a897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d4af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cf4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd560 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d251 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d55d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ce9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd659 {
  color: #dfd659;
}
Background
.bg-dfd659 {
  background-color: #dfd659;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd659 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd659;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd659;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd659 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd659, #a5df59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd659 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 89 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.54 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.40 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.60 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.78 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.90 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.20 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.27 #2029a6 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd659  rgb(223, 214, 89)  hsl(56, 68%, 61%)  Straw
#5962df  rgb(89, 98, 223)  hsl(236, 68%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#59dfd6  rgb(89, 223, 214)  hsl(176, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d659df  rgb(214, 89, 223)  hsl(296, 68%, 61%)  Orchid