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#DFD866

#dfd866 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd866 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 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 54.26% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.53°, with 65.41% saturation and 63.73% 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 14.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.49.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6576

Complementary

  1. #dfd866
  2. #666ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd866
  2. #66aadf
  3. #9c66df

Analogous

  1. #df9c66
  2. #dfd866
  3. #aadf66

Triadic

  1. #dfd866
  2. #66dfd8
  3. #d866df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd866
  2. #6ddf66
  3. #666ddf
  4. #d866df

Square

  1. #dfd866
  2. #66df9c
  3. #666ddf
  4. #df66aa

Monochromatic

  1. #8e881e
  2. #cec42b
  3. #dfd866
  4. #ece8a5
  5. #f9f8e5

Shades

#dfd866 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd866
  2. #c9c25c
  3. #b2ad52
  4. #9c9747
  5. #86823d
  6. #706c33
  7. #595629
  8. #43411f
  9. #2d2b14
  10. #16160a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd866 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd866
  2. #e2dc75
  3. #e5e085
  4. #e9e494
  5. #ece8a3
  6. #efecb3
  7. #f2efc2
  8. #f5f3d1
  9. #f9f7e0
  10. #fcfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd866 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd866
  2. #d6cf69
  3. #ccc66b
  4. #c3be6e
  5. #b9b570
  6. #b0ac73
  7. #a6a376
  8. #9d9a78
  9. #93927b
  10. #8a897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d6b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d15b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd66c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edccbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d45f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d76a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d1a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd866 {
  color: #dfd866;
}
Background
.bg-dfd866 {
  background-color: #dfd866;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd866 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd866;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd866;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 65% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd866 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd866, #aadf66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd866 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.49 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.73 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.96 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.13 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.17 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.56 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.81 #202799 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd866  rgb(223, 216, 102)  hsl(57, 65%, 64%)  Straw
#666ddf  rgb(102, 109, 223)  hsl(237, 65%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#66dfd8  rgb(102, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 65%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#d866df  rgb(216, 102, 223)  hsl(297, 65%, 64%)  Orchid