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#DFD878

#dfd878 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd878 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 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 46.19% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.92°, with 61.68% saturation and 67.25% 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 14.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.6616

Complementary

  1. #dfd878
  2. #787fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd878
  2. #78b2df
  3. #a478df

Analogous

  1. #dfa478
  2. #dfd878
  3. #b2df78

Triadic

  1. #dfd878
  2. #78dfd8
  3. #d878df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd878
  2. #7fdf78
  3. #787fdf
  4. #d878df

Square

  1. #dfd878
  2. #78dfa4
  3. #787fdf
  4. #df78b2

Monochromatic

  1. #9a9224
  2. #d0c63a
  3. #dfd878
  4. #eeeab6
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd878 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd878
  2. #c9c26c
  3. #b2ad60
  4. #9c9754
  5. #868248
  6. #706c3c
  7. #595630
  8. #434124
  9. #2d2b18
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd878 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd878
  2. #e2dc86
  3. #e5e093
  4. #e9e4a1
  5. #ece8ae
  6. #efecbc
  7. #f2efc9
  8. #f5f3d7
  9. #f9f7e4
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd878 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd878
  2. #d6cf79
  3. #ccc67a
  4. #c3be7a
  5. #b9b57b
  6. #b0ac7c
  7. #a6a37d
  8. #9d9a7e
  9. #93927e
  10. #8a897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d270 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead77c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d473 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d77b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d1a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd878 {
  color: #dfd878;
}
Background
.bg-dfd878 {
  background-color: #dfd878;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd878 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd878;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd878;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 62% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd878 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd878, #b2df78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd878 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 120 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.85 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.48 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.58 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.01 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.64 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.25 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.61 #202787 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd878  rgb(223, 216, 120)  hsl(56, 62%, 67%)  Straw
#787fdf  rgb(120, 127, 223)  hsl(236, 62%, 67%)  Glaucous
#78dfd8  rgb(120, 223, 216)  hsl(176, 62%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#d878df  rgb(216, 120, 223)  hsl(296, 62%, 67%)  Orchid