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#DFD87A

#dfd87a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd87a 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 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 45.29% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.84°, with 61.21% saturation and 67.65% 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 2.1.

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Relative luminance0.662

Complementary

  1. #dfd87a
  2. #7a81df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd87a
  2. #7ab4df
  3. #a67adf

Analogous

  1. #dfa67a
  2. #dfd87a
  3. #b4df7a

Triadic

  1. #dfd87a
  2. #7adfd8
  3. #d87adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd87a
  2. #81df7a
  3. #7a81df
  4. #d87adf

Square

  1. #dfd87a
  2. #7adfa6
  3. #7a81df
  4. #df7ab4

Monochromatic

  1. #9b9325
  2. #d0c63c
  3. #dfd87a
  4. #eeeab8
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd87a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd87a
  2. #c9c26e
  3. #b2ad62
  4. #9c9755
  5. #868249
  6. #706c3d
  7. #595631
  8. #434125
  9. #2d2b18
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd87a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd87a
  2. #e2dc87
  3. #e5e095
  4. #e9e4a2
  5. #ece8af
  6. #efecbd
  7. #f2efca
  8. #f5f3d7
  9. #f9f7e4
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd87a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd87a
  2. #d6cf7b
  3. #ccc67b
  4. #c3be7c
  5. #b9b57c
  6. #b0ac7d
  7. #a6a37e
  8. #9d9a7e
  9. #93927f
  10. #8a897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d272 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d77e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccdc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d475 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d77d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d1aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd87a {
  color: #dfd87a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd87a {
  background-color: #dfd87a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd87a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd87a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd87a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 61% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd87a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd87a, #b4df7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd87a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 122 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.10 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.41 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.49 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.95 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.64 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.99 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.74 #202785 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd87a  rgb(223, 216, 122)  hsl(56, 61%, 68%)  Straw
#7a81df  rgb(122, 129, 223)  hsl(236, 61%, 68%)  Glaucous
#7adfd8  rgb(122, 223, 216)  hsl(176, 61%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#d87adf  rgb(216, 122, 223)  hsl(296, 61%, 68%)  Orchid