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#DFD85E

#dfd85e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd85e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 57.85% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.74°, with 66.84% saturation and 62.16% 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 14.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.6561

Complementary

  1. #dfd85e
  2. #5e65df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd85e
  2. #5ea6df
  3. #975edf

Analogous

  1. #df975e
  2. #dfd85e
  3. #a6df5e

Triadic

  1. #dfd85e
  2. #5edfd8
  3. #d85edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd85e
  2. #65df5e
  3. #5e65df
  4. #d85edf

Square

  1. #dfd85e
  2. #5edf97
  3. #5e65df
  4. #df5ea6

Monochromatic

  1. #89831b
  2. #c9c028
  3. #dfd85e
  4. #ece79e
  5. #f8f7de

Shades

#dfd85e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd85e
  2. #c9c255
  3. #b2ad4b
  4. #9c9742
  5. #868238
  6. #706c2f
  7. #595626
  8. #43411c
  9. #2d2b13
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd85e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd85e
  2. #e2dc6e
  3. #e5e07e
  4. #e9e48e
  5. #ece89e
  6. #efecaf
  7. #f2efbf
  8. #f5f3cf
  9. #f9f7df
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd85e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd85e
  2. #d6cf61
  3. #ccc665
  4. #c3be68
  5. #b9b56c
  6. #b0ac6f
  7. #a6a372
  8. #9d9a76
  9. #939279
  10. #8a897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d151 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd665 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecbbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d456 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d762 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d0a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd85e {
  color: #dfd85e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd85e {
  background-color: #dfd85e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd85e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd85e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd85e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 67% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd85e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd85e, #a6df5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd85e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 94 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.24 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.43 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.70 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.74 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.78 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.47 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.48 #2027a1 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd85e  rgb(223, 216, 94)  hsl(57, 67%, 62%)  Straw
#5e65df  rgb(94, 101, 223)  hsl(237, 67%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5edfd8  rgb(94, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 67%, 62%)  Turquoise
#d85edf  rgb(216, 94, 223)  hsl(297, 67%, 62%)  Orchid