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#DFD74F

#dfd74f ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd74f 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 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 64.57% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, with 69.23% saturation and 59.22% 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 13.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.6485

Complementary

  1. #dfd74f
  2. #4f57df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd74f
  2. #4f9fdf
  3. #8f4fdf

Analogous

  1. #df8f4f
  2. #dfd74f
  3. #9fdf4f

Triadic

  1. #dfd74f
  2. #4fdfd7
  3. #d74fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd74f
  2. #57df4f
  3. #4f57df
  4. #d74fdf

Square

  1. #dfd74f
  2. #4fdf8f
  3. #4f57df
  4. #df4f9f

Monochromatic

  1. #7e7817
  2. #bfb623
  3. #dfd74f
  4. #ebe690
  5. #f7f4d0

Shades

#dfd74f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd74f
  2. #c9c247
  3. #b2ac3f
  4. #9c9737
  5. #86812f
  6. #706c28
  7. #595620
  8. #434118
  9. #2d2b10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd74f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd74f
  2. #e2db61
  3. #e5df72
  4. #e9e384
  5. #ece795
  6. #efeba7
  7. #f2efb9
  8. #f5f3ca
  9. #f9f7dc
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd74f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd74f
  2. #d6ce54
  3. #ccc659
  4. #c3bd5e
  5. #b9b463
  6. #b0ac68
  7. #a6a36c
  8. #9d9a71
  9. #939176
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cf3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd557 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d245 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d654 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9cf9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd74f {
  color: #dfd74f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd74f {
  background-color: #dfd74f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd74f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd74f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd74f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd74f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd74f, #9fdf4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd74f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 79 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.61 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.52 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.06 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.96 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.98 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.54 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.59 #2028b0 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd74f  rgb(223, 215, 79)  hsl(57, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#4f57df  rgb(79, 87, 223)  hsl(237, 69%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#4fdfd7  rgb(79, 223, 215)  hsl(177, 69%, 59%)  Turquoise
#d74fdf  rgb(215, 79, 223)  hsl(297, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid