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#DFD855

#dfd855 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd855 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 61.88% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.96°, 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 14.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.6546

Complementary

  1. #dfd855
  2. #555cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd855
  2. #55a1df
  3. #9355df

Analogous

  1. #df9355
  2. #dfd855
  3. #a1df55

Triadic

  1. #dfd855
  2. #55dfd8
  3. #d855df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd855
  2. #5cdf55
  3. #555cdf
  4. #d855df

Square

  1. #dfd855
  2. #55df93
  3. #555cdf
  4. #df55a1

Monochromatic

  1. #827d19
  2. #c3bb25
  3. #dfd855
  4. #ebe795
  5. #f7f6d6

Shades

#dfd855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd855
  2. #c9c24d
  3. #b2ad44
  4. #9c973c
  5. #868233
  6. #706c2b
  7. #595622
  8. #43411a
  9. #2d2b11
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd855
  2. #e2dc66
  3. #e5e077
  4. #e9e488
  5. #ece899
  6. #efecaa
  7. #f2efbb
  8. #f5f3cc
  9. #f9f7dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd855
  2. #d6cf59
  3. #ccc65e
  4. #c3be62
  5. #b9b566
  6. #b0ac6b
  7. #a6a36f
  8. #9d9a73
  9. #939277
  10. #8a897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d045 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd65d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d34c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d75a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d09e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd855 {
  color: #dfd855;
}
Background
.bg-dfd855 {
  background-color: #dfd855;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd855 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd855, #a1df55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 85 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.13 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.94 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.68 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.94 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.21 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.36 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.51 #2027aa Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd855  rgb(223, 216, 85)  hsl(57, 68%, 60%)  Straw
#555cdf  rgb(85, 92, 223)  hsl(237, 68%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#55dfd8  rgb(85, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 68%, 60%)  Turquoise
#d855df  rgb(216, 85, 223)  hsl(297, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid