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#DFD86A

#dfd86a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd86a 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 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 52.47% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.41°, with 64.64% saturation and 64.51% 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 14.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.22.

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Relative luminance0.6584

Complementary

  1. #dfd86a
  2. #6a71df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd86a
  2. #6aacdf
  3. #9e6adf

Analogous

  1. #df9e6a
  2. #dfd86a
  3. #acdf6a

Triadic

  1. #dfd86a
  2. #6adfd8
  3. #d86adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd86a
  2. #71df6a
  3. #6a71df
  4. #d86adf

Square

  1. #dfd86a
  2. #6adf9e
  3. #6a71df
  4. #df6aac

Monochromatic

  1. #918a1f
  2. #d0c62d
  3. #dfd86a
  4. #ede8a9
  5. #faf9e8

Shades

#dfd86a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd86a
  2. #c9c25f
  3. #b2ad55
  4. #9c974a
  5. #868240
  6. #706c35
  7. #59562a
  8. #434120
  9. #2d2b15
  10. #16160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd86a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd86a
  2. #e2dc79
  3. #e5e088
  4. #e9e497
  5. #ece8a6
  6. #efecb5
  7. #f2efc3
  8. #f5f3d2
  9. #f9f7e1
  10. #fcfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd86a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd86a
  2. #d6cf6c
  3. #ccc66e
  4. #c3be71
  5. #b9b573
  6. #b0ac75
  7. #a6a377
  8. #9d9a79
  9. #93927c
  10. #8a897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d160 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd66f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edccbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d464 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d76d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d1a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd86a {
  color: #dfd86a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd86a {
  background-color: #dfd86a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd86a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd86a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd86a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 65% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd86a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd86a, #acdf6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd86a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 106 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.22 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.39 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.60 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.83 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.99 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.92 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.00 #202795 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd86a  rgb(223, 216, 106)  hsl(56, 65%, 65%)  Straw
#6a71df  rgb(106, 113, 223)  hsl(236, 65%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6adfd8  rgb(106, 223, 216)  hsl(176, 65%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#d86adf  rgb(216, 106, 223)  hsl(296, 65%, 65%)  Orchid