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#DFD85B

#dfd85b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd85b 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 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 59.19% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.82°, with 67.35% saturation and 61.57% 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 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.6556

Complementary

  1. #dfd85b
  2. #5b62df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd85b
  2. #5ba4df
  3. #965bdf

Analogous

  1. #df965b
  2. #dfd85b
  3. #a4df5b

Triadic

  1. #dfd85b
  2. #5bdfd8
  3. #d85bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd85b
  2. #62df5b
  3. #5b62df
  4. #d85bdf

Square

  1. #dfd85b
  2. #5bdf96
  3. #5b62df
  4. #df5ba4

Monochromatic

  1. #87811a
  2. #c7be27
  3. #dfd85b
  4. #ebe79b
  5. #f8f6db

Shades

#dfd85b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd85b
  2. #c9c252
  3. #b2ad49
  4. #9c9740
  5. #868237
  6. #706c2e
  7. #595624
  8. #43411b
  9. #2d2b12
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd85b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd85b
  2. #e2dc6b
  3. #e5e07c
  4. #e9e48c
  5. #ece89d
  6. #efecad
  7. #f2efbd
  8. #f5f3ce
  9. #f9f7de
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd85b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd85b
  2. #d6cf5f
  3. #ccc662
  4. #c3be66
  5. #b9b56a
  6. #b0ac6e
  7. #a6a371
  8. #9d9a75
  9. #939279
  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 #e9d14d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd662 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecbbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d453 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d75f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d09f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd85b {
  color: #dfd85b;
}
Background
.bg-dfd85b {
  background-color: #dfd85b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd85b {
  border: 2px solid #dfd85b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd85b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 67% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd85b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd85b, #a4df5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd85b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 91 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.54 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.46 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.69 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.98 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.03 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.20 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.28 #2027a4 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd85b  rgb(223, 216, 91)  hsl(57, 67%, 62%)  Straw
#5b62df  rgb(91, 98, 223)  hsl(237, 67%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5bdfd8  rgb(91, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 67%, 62%)  Turquoise
#d85bdf  rgb(216, 91, 223)  hsl(297, 67%, 62%)  Orchid