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#DFD85A

#dfd85a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd85a 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 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 59.64% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.84°, with 67.51% saturation and 61.37% 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 14.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.6554

Complementary

  1. #dfd85a
  2. #5a61df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd85a
  2. #5aa3df
  3. #955adf

Analogous

  1. #df955a
  2. #dfd85a
  3. #a3df5a

Triadic

  1. #dfd85a
  2. #5adfd8
  3. #d85adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd85a
  2. #61df5a
  3. #5a61df
  4. #d85adf

Square

  1. #dfd85a
  2. #5adf95
  3. #5a61df
  4. #df5aa3

Monochromatic

  1. #86801a
  2. #c6be26
  3. #dfd85a
  4. #ebe79a
  5. #f8f6da

Shades

#dfd85a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd85a
  2. #c9c251
  3. #b2ad48
  4. #9c973f
  5. #868236
  6. #706c2d
  7. #595624
  8. #43411b
  9. #2d2b12
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd85a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd85a
  2. #e2dc6b
  3. #e5e07b
  4. #e9e48c
  5. #ece89c
  6. #efecad
  7. #f2efbd
  8. #f5f3ce
  9. #f9f7de
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd85a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd85a
  2. #d6cf5e
  3. #ccc662
  4. #c3be65
  5. #b9b569
  6. #b0ac6d
  7. #a6a371
  8. #9d9a75
  9. #939278
  10. #8a897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d14c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd661 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecbbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d452 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d75e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d09f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd85a {
  color: #dfd85a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd85a {
  background-color: #dfd85a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd85a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd85a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd85a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd85a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd85a, #a3df5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd85a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 90 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.64 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.37 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.78 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.07 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.11 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.11 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.22 #2027a5 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd85a  rgb(223, 216, 90)  hsl(57, 68%, 61%)  Straw
#5a61df  rgb(90, 97, 223)  hsl(237, 68%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5adfd8  rgb(90, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 68%, 61%)  Turquoise
#d85adf  rgb(216, 90, 223)  hsl(297, 68%, 61%)  Orchid