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#DFD856

#dfd856 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd856 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 61.43% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.93°, 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 14.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.6547

Complementary

  1. #dfd856
  2. #565ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd856
  2. #56a2df
  3. #9356df

Analogous

  1. #df9356
  2. #dfd856
  3. #a2df56

Triadic

  1. #dfd856
  2. #56dfd8
  3. #d856df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd856
  2. #5ddf56
  3. #565ddf
  4. #d856df

Square

  1. #dfd856
  2. #56df93
  3. #565ddf
  4. #df56a2

Monochromatic

  1. #837e19
  2. #c3bb25
  3. #dfd856
  4. #ebe796
  5. #f7f6d7

Shades

#dfd856 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd856
  2. #c9c24d
  3. #b2ad45
  4. #9c973c
  5. #868234
  6. #706c2b
  7. #595622
  8. #43411a
  9. #2d2b11
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd856 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd856
  2. #e2dc67
  3. #e5e078
  4. #e9e489
  5. #ece89a
  6. #efecab
  7. #f2efbb
  8. #f5f3cc
  9. #f9f7dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd856 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd856
  2. #d6cf5a
  3. #ccc65e
  4. #c3be63
  5. #b9b567
  6. #b0ac6b
  7. #a6a36f
  8. #9d9a73
  9. #939278
  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 #e9d046 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd65e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecbbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d34d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d75b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d09e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd856 {
  color: #dfd856;
}
Background
.bg-dfd856 {
  background-color: #dfd856;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd856 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd856;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd856;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd856 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd856, #a2df56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd856 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 86 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.04 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.02 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.76 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.99 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.12 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.43 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.43 #2027a9 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd856  rgb(223, 216, 86)  hsl(57, 68%, 61%)  Straw
#565ddf  rgb(86, 93, 223)  hsl(237, 68%, 61%)  Slate Blue
#56dfd8  rgb(86, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d856df  rgb(216, 86, 223)  hsl(297, 68%, 61%)  Medium Orchid