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#DFD86E

#dfd86e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd86e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 50.67% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.28°, with 63.84% saturation and 65.29% 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 14.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.6593

Complementary

  1. #dfd86e
  2. #6e75df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd86e
  2. #6eaddf
  3. #9f6edf

Analogous

  1. #df9f6e
  2. #dfd86e
  3. #addf6e

Triadic

  1. #dfd86e
  2. #6edfd8
  3. #d86edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd86e
  2. #75df6e
  3. #6e75df
  4. #d86edf

Square

  1. #dfd86e
  2. #6edf9f
  3. #6e75df
  4. #df6ead

Monochromatic

  1. #938c21
  2. #d1c72f
  3. #dfd86e
  4. #ede9ad
  5. #fbfaeb

Shades

#dfd86e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd86e
  2. #c9c263
  3. #b2ad58
  4. #9c974d
  5. #868242
  6. #706c37
  7. #59562c
  8. #434121
  9. #2d2b16
  10. #16160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd86e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd86e
  2. #e2dc7d
  3. #e5e08b
  4. #e9e49a
  5. #ece8a8
  6. #efecb7
  7. #f2efc5
  8. #f5f3d4
  9. #f9f7e2
  10. #fcfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd86e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd86e
  2. #d6cf70
  3. #ccc672
  4. #c3be73
  5. #b9b575
  6. #b0ac77
  7. #a6a379
  8. #9d9a7b
  9. #93927c
  10. #8a897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d164 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead673 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edccc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d468 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d771 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d1a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd86e {
  color: #dfd86e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd86e {
  background-color: #dfd86e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd86e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd86e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd86e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd86e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd86e, #addf6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd86e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 110 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.13 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.08 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.26 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.54 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.84 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.46 #202791 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd86e  rgb(223, 216, 110)  hsl(56, 64%, 65%)  Straw
#6e75df  rgb(110, 117, 223)  hsl(236, 64%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6edfd8  rgb(110, 223, 216)  hsl(176, 64%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#d86edf  rgb(216, 110, 223)  hsl(296, 64%, 65%)  Orchid