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#DFD862

#dfd862 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd862 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 56.05% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.64°, with 66.14% saturation and 62.94% 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 14.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.6568

Complementary

  1. #dfd862
  2. #6269df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd862
  2. #62a7df
  3. #9962df

Analogous

  1. #df9962
  2. #dfd862
  3. #a7df62

Triadic

  1. #dfd862
  2. #62dfd8
  3. #d862df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd862
  2. #69df62
  3. #6269df
  4. #d862df

Square

  1. #dfd862
  2. #62df99
  3. #6269df
  4. #df62a7

Monochromatic

  1. #8c851c
  2. #cbc229
  3. #dfd862
  4. #ece8a2
  5. #f9f8e1

Shades

#dfd862 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd862
  2. #c9c258
  3. #b2ad4e
  4. #9c9745
  5. #86823b
  6. #706c31
  7. #595627
  8. #43411d
  9. #2d2b14
  10. #16160a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd862 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd862
  2. #e2dc72
  3. #e5e081
  4. #e9e491
  5. #ece8a1
  6. #efecb1
  7. #f2efc0
  8. #f5f3d0
  9. #f9f7e0
  10. #fcfbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd862 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd862
  2. #d6cf65
  3. #ccc668
  4. #c3be6b
  5. #b9b56e
  6. #b0ac71
  7. #a6a374
  8. #9d9a77
  9. #93927a
  10. #8a897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d156 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd668 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecbbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d45b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d766 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d1a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd862 {
  color: #dfd862;
}
Background
.bg-dfd862 {
  background-color: #dfd862;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd862 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd862;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd862;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 66% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd862 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd862, #a7df62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd862 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 98 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.85 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.08 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.33 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.45 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.14 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.37 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.73 #20279d Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd862  rgb(223, 216, 98)  hsl(57, 66%, 63%)  Straw
#6269df  rgb(98, 105, 223)  hsl(237, 66%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#62dfd8  rgb(98, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 66%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise
#d862df  rgb(216, 98, 223)  hsl(297, 66%, 63%)  Orchid