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#DFD757

#dfd757 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd757 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 60.99% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.47°, with 68% saturation and 60.78% 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 14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.6498

Complementary

  1. #dfd757
  2. #575fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd757
  2. #57a3df
  3. #9357df

Analogous

  1. #df9357
  2. #dfd757
  3. #a3df57

Triadic

  1. #dfd757
  2. #57dfd7
  3. #d757df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd757
  2. #5fdf57
  3. #575fdf
  4. #d757df

Square

  1. #dfd757
  2. #57df93
  3. #575fdf
  4. #df57a3

Monochromatic

  1. #847e19
  2. #c4bb25
  3. #dfd757
  4. #ebe697
  5. #f7f6d8

Shades

#dfd757 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd757
  2. #c9c24e
  3. #b2ac46
  4. #9c973d
  5. #868134
  6. #706c2c
  7. #595623
  8. #43411a
  9. #2d2b11
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd757 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd757
  2. #e2db68
  3. #e5df79
  4. #e9e389
  5. #ece79a
  6. #efebab
  7. #f2efbc
  8. #f5f3cd
  9. #f9f7dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd757 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd757
  2. #d6ce5b
  3. #ccc65f
  4. #c3bd63
  5. #b9b467
  6. #b0ac6c
  7. #a6a370
  8. #9d9a74
  9. #939178
  10. #8a897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d048 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd55e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecabc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d34e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d65b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cf9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd757 {
  color: #dfd757;
}
Background
.bg-dfd757 {
  background-color: #dfd757;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd757 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd757;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd757;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd757 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd757, #a3df57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd757 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 87 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.83 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.15 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.71 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.90 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.20 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.32 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.35 #2028a8 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd757  rgb(223, 215, 87)  hsl(56, 68%, 61%)  Straw
#575fdf  rgb(87, 95, 223)  hsl(236, 68%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#57dfd7  rgb(87, 223, 215)  hsl(176, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d757df  rgb(215, 87, 223)  hsl(296, 68%, 61%)  Medium Orchid