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#DFD85C

#dfd85c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd85c 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 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 58.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.79°, with 67.18% saturation and 61.76% 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 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.6557

Complementary

  1. #dfd85c
  2. #5c63df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd85c
  2. #5ca4df
  3. #965cdf

Analogous

  1. #df965c
  2. #dfd85c
  3. #a4df5c

Triadic

  1. #dfd85c
  2. #5cdfd8
  3. #d85cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd85c
  2. #63df5c
  3. #5c63df
  4. #d85cdf

Square

  1. #dfd85c
  2. #5cdf96
  3. #5c63df
  4. #df5ca4

Monochromatic

  1. #87821b
  2. #c7bf27
  3. #dfd85c
  4. #ece79c
  5. #f8f7dc

Shades

#dfd85c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd85c
  2. #c9c253
  3. #b2ad4a
  4. #9c9740
  5. #868237
  6. #706c2e
  7. #595625
  8. #43411c
  9. #2d2b12
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd85c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd85c
  2. #e2dc6c
  3. #e5e07d
  4. #e9e48d
  5. #ece89d
  6. #efecae
  7. #f2efbe
  8. #f5f3ce
  9. #f9f7de
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd85c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd85c
  2. #d6cf60
  3. #ccc663
  4. #c3be67
  5. #b9b56a
  6. #b0ac6e
  7. #a6a372
  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 #e9d14e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd663 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecbbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d454 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d760 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d0a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd85c {
  color: #dfd85c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd85c {
  background-color: #dfd85c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd85c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd85c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd85c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 67% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd85c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd85c, #a4df5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd85c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 92 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.55 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.60 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.89 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.94 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.34 #2027a3 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd85c  rgb(223, 216, 92)  hsl(57, 67%, 62%)  Straw
#5c63df  rgb(92, 99, 223)  hsl(237, 67%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5cdfd8  rgb(92, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 67%, 62%)  Turquoise
#d85cdf  rgb(216, 92, 223)  hsl(297, 67%, 62%)  Orchid