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#DFD873

#dfd873 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd873 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 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 48.43% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.11°, with 62.79% saturation and 66.27% 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 14.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.35.

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Relative luminance0.6604

Complementary

  1. #dfd873
  2. #737adf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd873
  2. #73b0df
  3. #a273df

Analogous

  1. #dfa273
  2. #dfd873
  3. #b0df73

Triadic

  1. #dfd873
  2. #73dfd8
  3. #d873df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd873
  2. #7adf73
  3. #737adf
  4. #d873df

Square

  1. #dfd873
  2. #73dfa2
  3. #737adf
  4. #df73b0

Monochromatic

  1. #978f22
  2. #d1c735
  3. #dfd873
  4. #ede9b1
  5. #fbfaee

Shades

#dfd873 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd873
  2. #c9c268
  3. #b2ad5c
  4. #9c9751
  5. #868245
  6. #706c3a
  7. #59562e
  8. #434123
  9. #2d2b17
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd873 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd873
  2. #e2dc81
  3. #e5e08f
  4. #e9e49d
  5. #ece8ab
  6. #efecb9
  7. #f2efc7
  8. #f5f3d5
  9. #f9f7e3
  10. #fcfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd873 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd873
  2. #d6cf74
  3. #ccc676
  4. #c3be77
  5. #b9b578
  6. #b0ac7a
  7. #a6a37b
  8. #9d9a7c
  9. #93927d
  10. #8a897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d26a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead778 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edccc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d46e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d776 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d1a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd873 {
  color: #dfd873;
}
Background
.bg-dfd873 {
  background-color: #dfd873;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd873 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd873;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd873;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd873 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd873, #b0df73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd873 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 115 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.35 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.73 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.88 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.24 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.70 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.31 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.88 #20278c Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd873  rgb(223, 216, 115)  hsl(56, 63%, 66%)  Straw
#737adf  rgb(115, 122, 223)  hsl(236, 63%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#73dfd8  rgb(115, 223, 216)  hsl(176, 63%, 66%)  Medium Turquoise
#d873df  rgb(216, 115, 223)  hsl(296, 63%, 66%)  Orchid