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#DFD94E

#dfd94e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd94e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 85.1% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 65.02% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.52°, with 69.38% saturation and 59.02% 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 14.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.6586

Complementary

  1. #dfd94e
  2. #4e54df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd94e
  2. #4e9cdf
  3. #914edf

Analogous

  1. #df914e
  2. #dfd94e
  3. #9cdf4e

Triadic

  1. #dfd94e
  2. #4edfd9
  3. #d94edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd94e
  2. #54df4e
  3. #4e54df
  4. #d94edf

Square

  1. #dfd94e
  2. #4edf91
  3. #4e54df
  4. #df4e9c

Monochromatic

  1. #7d7917
  2. #beb822
  3. #dfd94e
  4. #ebe78f
  5. #f6f5d0

Shades

#dfd94e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd94e
  2. #c9c346
  3. #b2ae3e
  4. #9c9837
  5. #86822f
  6. #706d27
  7. #59571f
  8. #434117
  9. #2d2b10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd94e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd94e
  2. #e2dd60
  3. #e5e171
  4. #e9e483
  5. #ece895
  6. #efeca7
  7. #f2f0b8
  8. #f5f4ca
  9. #f9f7dc
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd94e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd94e
  2. #d6d053
  3. #ccc758
  4. #c3be5d
  5. #b9b562
  6. #b0ad67
  7. #a6a46c
  8. #9d9b71
  9. #939276
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd13b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd757 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efcbbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d443 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d853 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9d19c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd94e {
  color: #dfd94e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd94e {
  background-color: #dfd94e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd94e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd94e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd94e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd94e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd94e, #9cdf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd94e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.91 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.38 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.36 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.65 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.56 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.92 #2026b1 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd94e  rgb(223, 217, 78)  hsl(58, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#4e54df  rgb(78, 84, 223)  hsl(238, 69%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#4edfd9  rgb(78, 223, 217)  hsl(178, 69%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#d94edf  rgb(217, 78, 223)  hsl(298, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid