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#DFD755

#dfd755 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd755 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 61.88% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.52°, with 68.32% saturation and 60.39% 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 13.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.6494

Complementary

  1. #dfd755
  2. #555ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd755
  2. #55a2df
  3. #9255df

Analogous

  1. #df9255
  2. #dfd755
  3. #a2df55

Triadic

  1. #dfd755
  2. #55dfd7
  3. #d755df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd755
  2. #5ddf55
  3. #555ddf
  4. #d755df

Square

  1. #dfd755
  2. #55df92
  3. #555ddf
  4. #df55a2

Monochromatic

  1. #827c19
  2. #c3ba25
  3. #dfd755
  4. #ebe695
  5. #f7f5d6

Shades

#dfd755 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd755
  2. #c9c24d
  3. #b2ac44
  4. #9c973c
  5. #868133
  6. #706c2b
  7. #595622
  8. #43411a
  9. #2d2b11
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd755 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd755
  2. #e2db66
  3. #e5df77
  4. #e9e388
  5. #ece799
  6. #efebaa
  7. #f2efbb
  8. #f5f3cc
  9. #f9f7dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd755 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd755
  2. #d6ce59
  3. #ccc65e
  4. #c3bd62
  5. #b9b466
  6. #b0ac6b
  7. #a6a36f
  8. #9d9a73
  9. #939177
  10. #8a897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d045 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd55d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecabc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d34c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d65a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cf9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd755 {
  color: #dfd755;
}
Background
.bg-dfd755 {
  background-color: #dfd755;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd755 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd755;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd755;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd755 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd755, #a2df55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd755 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 85 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.03 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.98 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.54 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.22 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.37 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.48 #2028aa Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd755  rgb(223, 215, 85)  hsl(57, 68%, 60%)  Straw
#555ddf  rgb(85, 93, 223)  hsl(237, 68%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#55dfd7  rgb(85, 223, 215)  hsl(177, 68%, 60%)  Turquoise
#d755df  rgb(215, 85, 223)  hsl(297, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid