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#DFD84E

#dfd84e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd84e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 65.02% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.1°, with 69.38% saturation and 59.02% 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 14.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.6535

Complementary

  1. #dfd84e
  2. #4e55df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd84e
  2. #4e9edf
  3. #8f4edf

Analogous

  1. #df8f4e
  2. #dfd84e
  3. #9edf4e

Triadic

  1. #dfd84e
  2. #4edfd8
  3. #d84edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd84e
  2. #55df4e
  3. #4e55df
  4. #d84edf

Square

  1. #dfd84e
  2. #4edf8f
  3. #4e55df
  4. #df4e9e

Monochromatic

  1. #7d7817
  2. #beb722
  3. #dfd84e
  4. #ebe68f
  5. #f6f5d0

Shades

#dfd84e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd84e
  2. #c9c246
  3. #b2ad3e
  4. #9c9737
  5. #86822f
  6. #706c27
  7. #59561f
  8. #434117
  9. #2d2b10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd84e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd84e
  2. #e2dc60
  3. #e5e071
  4. #e9e483
  5. #ece895
  6. #efeca7
  7. #f2efb8
  8. #f5f3ca
  9. #f9f7dc
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd84e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd84e
  2. #d6cf53
  3. #ccc658
  4. #c3be5d
  5. #b9b562
  6. #b0ac67
  7. #a6a36c
  8. #9d9a71
  9. #939276
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead03b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd657 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efcabc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d344 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d753 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9d09c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd84e {
  color: #dfd84e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd84e {
  background-color: #dfd84e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd84e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd84e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd84e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd84e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd84e, #9edf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd84e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.80 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.40 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.15 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.64 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.77 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.75 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.77 #2027b1 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd84e  rgb(223, 216, 78)  hsl(57, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#4e55df  rgb(78, 85, 223)  hsl(237, 69%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#4edfd8  rgb(78, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 69%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#d84edf  rgb(216, 78, 223)  hsl(297, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid