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#DFD879

#dfd879 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd879 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 45.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.88°, with 61.45% saturation and 67.45% 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 14.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.6618

Complementary

  1. #dfd879
  2. #7980df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd879
  2. #79b3df
  3. #a579df

Analogous

  1. #dfa579
  2. #dfd879
  3. #b3df79

Triadic

  1. #dfd879
  2. #79dfd8
  3. #d879df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd879
  2. #80df79
  3. #7980df
  4. #d879df

Square

  1. #dfd879
  2. #79dfa5
  3. #7980df
  4. #df79b3

Monochromatic

  1. #9a9225
  2. #d0c63b
  3. #dfd879
  4. #eeeab7
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd879 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd879
  2. #c9c26d
  3. #b2ad61
  4. #9c9755
  5. #868249
  6. #706c3d
  7. #595630
  8. #434124
  9. #2d2b18
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd879 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd879
  2. #e2dc86
  3. #e5e094
  4. #e9e4a1
  5. #ece8af
  6. #efecbc
  7. #f2efc9
  8. #f5f3d7
  9. #f9f7e4
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd879 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd879
  2. #d6cf7a
  3. #ccc67a
  4. #c3be7b
  5. #b9b57c
  6. #b0ac7d
  7. #a6a37d
  8. #9d9a7e
  9. #93927f
  10. #8a897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d271 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d77d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d474 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d77c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d1a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd879 {
  color: #dfd879;
}
Background
.bg-dfd879 {
  background-color: #dfd879;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd879 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd879;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd879;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 61% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd879 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd879, #b3df79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd879 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 121 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.97 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.44 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.53 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.98 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.64 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.12 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.67 #202786 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd879  rgb(223, 216, 121)  hsl(56, 61%, 67%)  Straw
#7980df  rgb(121, 128, 223)  hsl(236, 61%, 67%)  Glaucous
#79dfd8  rgb(121, 223, 216)  hsl(176, 61%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#d879df  rgb(216, 121, 223)  hsl(296, 61%, 67%)  Orchid