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#DFD74A

#dfd74a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd74a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.31% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 66.82% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.78°, with 69.95% saturation and 58.24% 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 13.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.6478

Complementary

  1. #dfd74a
  2. #4a52df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd74a
  2. #4a9ddf
  3. #8d4adf

Analogous

  1. #df8d4a
  2. #dfd74a
  3. #9ddf4a

Triadic

  1. #dfd74a
  2. #4adfd7
  3. #d74adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd74a
  2. #52df4a
  3. #4a52df
  4. #d74adf

Square

  1. #dfd74a
  2. #4adf8d
  3. #4a52df
  4. #df4a9d

Monochromatic

  1. #7a7516
  2. #bbb321
  3. #dfd74a
  4. #eae58b
  5. #f6f4cc

Shades

#dfd74a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd74a
  2. #c9c243
  3. #b2ac3b
  4. #9c9734
  5. #86812c
  6. #706c25
  7. #59561e
  8. #434116
  9. #2d2b0f
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd74a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd74a
  2. #e2db5c
  3. #e5df6e
  4. #e9e380
  5. #ece792
  6. #efeba5
  7. #f2efb7
  8. #f5f3c9
  9. #f9f7db
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd74a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd74a
  2. #d6ce4f
  3. #ccc655
  4. #c3bd5a
  5. #b9b460
  6. #b0ac65
  7. #a6a36a
  8. #9d9a70
  9. #939175
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cf36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd553 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d23f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d650 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cf9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd74a {
  color: #dfd74a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd74a {
  background-color: #dfd74a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd74a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd74a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd74a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd74a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd74a, #9ddf4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd74a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 74 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.18 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.70 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.59 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.80 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.62 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.72 #2028b5 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd74a  rgb(223, 215, 74)  hsl(57, 70%, 58%)  Straw
#4a52df  rgb(74, 82, 223)  hsl(237, 70%, 58%)  Iris
#4adfd7  rgb(74, 223, 215)  hsl(177, 70%, 58%)  Turquoise
#d74adf  rgb(215, 74, 223)  hsl(297, 70%, 58%)  Medium Orchid