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#DFD756

#dfd756 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd756 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 61.43% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.5°, with 68.16% saturation and 60.59% 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 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.6496

Complementary

  1. #dfd756
  2. #565edf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd756
  2. #56a2df
  3. #9356df

Analogous

  1. #df9356
  2. #dfd756
  3. #a2df56

Triadic

  1. #dfd756
  2. #56dfd7
  3. #d756df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd756
  2. #5edf56
  3. #565edf
  4. #d756df

Square

  1. #dfd756
  2. #56df93
  3. #565edf
  4. #df56a2

Monochromatic

  1. #837d19
  2. #c3ba25
  3. #dfd756
  4. #ebe696
  5. #f7f5d7

Shades

#dfd756 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd756
  2. #c9c24d
  3. #b2ac45
  4. #9c973c
  5. #868134
  6. #706c2b
  7. #595622
  8. #43411a
  9. #2d2b11
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd756 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd756
  2. #e2db67
  3. #e5df78
  4. #e9e389
  5. #ece79a
  6. #efebab
  7. #f2efbb
  8. #f5f3cc
  9. #f9f7dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd756 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd756
  2. #d6ce5a
  3. #ccc65e
  4. #c3bd63
  5. #b9b467
  6. #b0ac6b
  7. #a6a36f
  8. #9d9a73
  9. #939178
  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 #e8d047 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd55d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecabc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d34d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d65b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cf9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd756 {
  color: #dfd756;
}
Background
.bg-dfd756 {
  background-color: #dfd756;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd756 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd756;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd756;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd756 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd756, #a2df56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd756 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 86 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.93 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.07 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.63 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.27 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.29 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.44 #2028a9 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd756  rgb(223, 215, 86)  hsl(57, 68%, 61%)  Straw
#565edf  rgb(86, 94, 223)  hsl(237, 68%, 61%)  Slate Blue
#56dfd7  rgb(86, 223, 215)  hsl(177, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d756df  rgb(215, 86, 223)  hsl(297, 68%, 61%)  Medium Orchid