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#DFD74D

#dfd74d ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd74d 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 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 65.47% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.71°, with 69.52% saturation and 58.82% 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 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.6482

Complementary

  1. #dfd74d
  2. #4d55df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd74d
  2. #4d9edf
  3. #8e4ddf

Analogous

  1. #df8e4d
  2. #dfd74d
  3. #9edf4d

Triadic

  1. #dfd74d
  2. #4ddfd7
  3. #d74ddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd74d
  2. #55df4d
  3. #4d55df
  4. #d74ddf

Square

  1. #dfd74d
  2. #4ddf8e
  3. #4d55df
  4. #df4d9e

Monochromatic

  1. #7d7716
  2. #bdb522
  3. #dfd74d
  4. #ebe68e
  5. #f6f4cf

Shades

#dfd74d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd74d
  2. #c9c245
  3. #b2ac3e
  4. #9c9736
  5. #86812e
  6. #706c27
  7. #59561f
  8. #434117
  9. #2d2b0f
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd74d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd74d
  2. #e2db5f
  3. #e5df71
  4. #e9e382
  5. #ece794
  6. #efeba6
  7. #f2efb8
  8. #f5f3ca
  9. #f9f7db
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd74d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd74d
  2. #d6ce52
  3. #ccc657
  4. #c3bd5c
  5. #b9b461
  6. #b0ac67
  7. #a6a36c
  8. #9d9a71
  9. #939176
  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 #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cf3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd556 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d242 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d652 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cf9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd74d {
  color: #dfd74d;
}
Background
.bg-dfd74d {
  background-color: #dfd74d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd74d {
  border: 2px solid #dfd74d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd74d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 70% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd74d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd74d, #9edf4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd74d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 77 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.80 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.37 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.91 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.82 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.89 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.57 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.75 #2028b2 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd74d  rgb(223, 215, 77)  hsl(57, 70%, 59%)  Straw
#4d55df  rgb(77, 85, 223)  hsl(237, 70%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#4ddfd7  rgb(77, 223, 215)  hsl(177, 70%, 59%)  Turquoise
#d74ddf  rgb(215, 77, 223)  hsl(297, 70%, 59%)  Medium Orchid